KRRZ
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| Frequency | 1390 kHz |
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| Branding | 1390 KRRZ AM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks Minnesota Vikings |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KCJB, KIZZ, KMXA-FM, KYYX, KZPR | |
| History | |
First air date | October 28, 1929 |
Former call signs | KLPM (1929–1984) |
Call sign meaning | Pronounced as cars |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 9679 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | classichits1390 |
KRRZ (1390 AM, "Classic Hits 1390") is a classic hits radio station in Minot, North Dakota, owned by iHeartMedia through licensee iHM Licenses, LLC. KRRZ also airs Minnesota Vikings football games and The Rush Limbaugh Show.
iHeartMedia, Inc. also owns and operates KYYX 97.1, KCJB 910, KIZZ 93.7, KMXA-FM 99.9, and KZPR 105.3 in Minot.
On May 20, 2019, iHeartMedia requested to transfer the license of KRRZ back from Aloha Station Trust II LLC to its portfolio.[2] The assignment of the license was consummated on July 2, 2019. First Lutheran Church in Minot broadcasts its Sunday morning worship services live on KRRZ 1390 AM.[3]
History
[edit]KRRZ is one of the oldest licensed stations in North Dakota, with a first air date of October 28, 1929. [4] The station originally broadcast under the call sign KLPM until 1984.
The current KRRZ call sign was transferred to 1390 AM in the mid-1980s from an FM station in Fargo. [5] The station's branding, KRRZ, is often pronounced as "cars." The deal was ultimately terminated due to financing issues, resulting in KRRZ remaining under iHeartMedia ownership. The station was later placed into the Aloha Station Trust II LLC before being formally transferred back to iHeartMedia's portfolio in July 2019. [6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KRRZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ iHeartMedia Takes One Back From Divesiture Trust
- ^ "First Lutheran Church". First Lutheran Church Minot. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
- ^ "AM Station Minot, North Dakota (1390 kHz)". Station Index. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
- ^ Ellis, Jon (May 31, 2007). "Broadcasting News - May 2007". NorthPine: Upper Midwest Broadcasting. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
- ^ "Headlines Archives". RadioInsight. May 23, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Classic Hits 1390 website
- Facility details for Facility ID 9679 (KRRZ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KRRZ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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