KWAD

KWAD
Wadena, Minnesota; United States;
Broadcast area	Wadena County, Minnesota
Frequency	920 kHz
Branding	KWAD Radio
Programming
Format	Classic country
Affiliations	Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.; (HBI Radio Brainerd/Wadena, LLC);
Sister stations	KKWS, KNSP
History
First air date	1949
Former call signs	KWMR (1947, CP)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	28649
Class	B
Power	1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	46°22′13″N 95°9′14″W / 46.37028°N 95.15389°W
Translator(s)	101.7 K269HE (Wadena)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.kwadam920.com

KWAD (920 AM, "Classic Hit Country") is a radio station broadcasting a classic country music format.^[2] Licensed to Wadena, Minnesota, United States, the station serves the Wadena area. The station is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. (through licensee HBI Radio Brainerd/Wadena, LLC) and features programming from Westwood One.^[3]

Hubbard Broadcasting announced on November 13, 2014, that it would purchase the Omni Broadcasting stations, including KWAD.^[4] The sale was completed on February 27, 2015, at a purchase price of $8 million for the 16 stations and one translator.^[5]

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for KWAD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Winter 2010. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
^ "KWAD Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
^ "Hubbard Picks up 16 Stations From Omni". Radio Ink. November 13, 2014. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
^ "Hubbard Closes on 16 MN Stations from Omni". Radio Online. February 27, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.

External links

Official website
Facility details for Facility ID 28649 (KWAD) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
KWAD in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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[1] "Facility Technical Data for KWAD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Winter 2010. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2010.

[3] "KWAD Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 3, 2010.

[ri-saletohubbard-4] "Hubbard Picks up 16 Stations From Omni". Radio Ink. November 13, 2014. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.

[ro-hubbardomnicomplete-5] "Hubbard Closes on 16 MN Stations from Omni". Radio Online. February 27, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.

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v t e Radio stations in Alexandria, Minnesota (Douglas County)
By AM frequency	660 870 920 960 1070 1400 1490
By FM frequency	88.9 89.5 90.1 91.3 91.7 92.3 94.3 95.7 96.5 97.3 98.5 99.3 99.7 100.3 100.7 102.5 103.1 103.9 104.7 107.1
By call sign	K208EQ K219FA K262AT K276GS KBHL KCLD-FM KEYL KIKV-FM KJJK-FM KKOK-FM KLKX-LP KLTF KMGK KNCM KNSR KPRM KQIC KRVY-FM KSJR-FM KSKK KULO KWAD KXDL KXRA KXRA-FM KXRZ WBHR
Nearby regions Brainerd Fargo–Moorhead Fergus Falls–Detroit Lakes Minneapolis–St. Paul St. Cloud Watertown Willmar See also List of radio stations in Minnesota

v t e Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.
Key people	Stanley S. Hubbard
Radio stations	KAZG KBHP KBLB KBUN KBUN-FM KDKB KDUS KIKV-FM KIXI KKNW KKWS KKZY KLIZ KLIZ-FM KLLZ-FM KNSP KPNT KPNW-FM KQMV KRWM KSHE KSLX-FM KSTP KSTP-FM KTMY KUAL-FM KULO KUPD KVBR KWAD WARH WBQH WDRV WEAT WFED WFTL WIL-FM WIRK WJJY-FM WKRQ WMBX WMEN WREW WRMF WSHE WTBC-FM WTMX WTOP-FM / WTLP / WWWT-FM WUBE-FM WWDV WXOS WYGY
ABC network affiliates	KAAL KSTP-TV / KSAX-TV / KRWF-TV WDIO-DT / WIRT-DT
NBC network affiliates	KOB KOBF KOBR K22NM-D¹ WHEC-TV WNYT
Other stations	KSTC-TV (Independent) WNYA (MyNetworkTV)
Cable television channels	Ovation Reelz
Acquisitions	Omni Broadcasting
¹Owned by Hubbard and operated by News-Press & Gazette Company in a LMA.