KSNR

Infobox Radio station
name = KSNR


city = Thief River Falls, Minnesota
area = Grand Forks, North Dakota
branding = 100.3 Cat Country
slogan = "Today's Country and Your All Time Favorites"
airdate = 1983
frequency = 100.3 FM (MHz)
format = Commercial; Country
power =
erp = 100,000 watts
haat = 172 m
class = C1
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
owner = Clear Channel
licensee = Citicasters Licenses, L.P.
webcast = [http://www.thecatfm.com/cc-common/streaming_new/index.html?refreshed=yes Listen Live!]
sister_stations =KJKJ, KKXL, KKXL-FM, KQHT, KSNR
website = http://www.thecatfm.com/
affiliations =

KSNR (100.3 FM, "100.3 Cat Country") is a radio station broadcasting a country format. Licensed to Thief River Falls, Minnesota, it serves the Grand Forks, North Dakota metropolitan area. It first began broadcasting in 1983. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications.

The station also broadcasts play-by-play coverage of North Dakota men's and women's basketball home games. 100.3 Cat Country competes with Leighton Broadcasting's KYCK.

History

KSNR signed on in 1983 serving Thief River Falls, Minnesota with an oldies format concentrating on 50s and 60s "Golden Oldies" format. The station attracted listeners in Grand Forks, North Dakota, since the signal could be heard on most radios and KSNR was the only oldies station in the area.KSNR later became "Kool 100.3", and began playing 1970s era music, and moved its studios to Grand Forks after being sold. KSNR also played Christmas music from Thanksgiving Day to Christmas Day annually until the format change in 2005. In 2000, Clear Channel Communications bought out KSNR and several other stations, and the format was changed to play 1960s and 1970s era music. It also became the flagship station for University of North Dakota "Fighting Sioux" basketball play-by-play broadcasts.

Kool 100.3 switched to country music as "Cat Country" in October, 2005, competing with Leighton Broadcasting's heritage country station, 97 KYCK and classic country station KNOX-FM "Rooster 94.7". In 2006, co-owned classic hits (a mixture of oldies and classic rock formats) station KQHT "96.1 The Fox" began shifting towards to an oldies format.

External links

* [http://www.thecatfm.com 100.3 Cat Country website]
* [http://www.fightingsioux.com/info/broadcast/ UND Fighting Sioux game broadcast info]
*FMQ|KSNR
*FML|KSNR