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{{Infobox Radio station
{{Infobox radio station
| name = W C M P
| name = WCMP
| image =
| logo = WCMP.jpg
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| logo_size =
| city = [[Pine City, Minnesota|Pine City]], [[Minnesota]]
| area = East Central Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin
| city = [[Pine City, Minnesota]]
| area = East-central Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin
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| branding =
| slogan =
| branding = ''Anthem Country''
| airdate = 1957
| frequency = 1350 [[kilohertz|kHz]]
| frequency = 1350 [[kilohertz|KHz]]
| translator = 106.5 W293DA (Pine City)
| airdate = {{start date|1957|6|13}}<ref name="by1999">{{cite book|title=Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999|year=1999|page=D-239|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1999/D-Radio-AL-NE-BC-YB-1999..pdf|access-date=April 21, 2017}}</ref>
| format = [[Adult Standards]]
| power = 1,000 [[watt]]s day<br>52 watts night
| format = [[Classic country]]
| haat =
| power = 1,000 [[watt]]s day<br>52 watts night
| class = D
| class = D
| facility_id = 52622
| facility_id = 52622
| coordinates = {{Coord|45|49|10|N|92|59|45|W|region:US-MN_scale:100000|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|45|49|10|N|92|59|45|W|region:US-MN_scale:100000|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning =
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns =
| former_callsigns =
| owner = [[Red Rock Radio|Red Rock Radio Corp.]]
| affiliations = [[Fox News Radio]]<br>[[Packers Radio Network]]
| licensee =
| owner = Alan R. Quarnstrom
| licensee = Q Media Properties, LLC
| sister_stations = [[WCMP-FM]]
| sister_stations = [[KBEK]], [[WCMP-FM]]
| webcast =
| webcast = [https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/index.cfm?stationCallSign=WCMPAM Listen Live]
| website = [http://redrockonair.com/wcmpam/ WCMP]
| website = [https://www.wcmpradio.com/ wcmpradio.com]
| affiliations =
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
}}


'''WCMP 1350 AM''' is a radio station in [[Pine City, Minnesota]]. It has an [[Adult Standards]] format, and broadcasts 24 hours a day. The station first signed on in 1957. It started out as an [[MOR]] station broadcasting only through the day hours, but transformed into [[radio format|Full Service]] [[adult contemporary|AC]] in the mid-1980s.
'''WCMP''' (1350 [[Hertz|kHz]]) is an [[AM radio|AM]] [[radio station]] in [[Pine City, Minnesota]]. It has a [[classic country]] format, and broadcasts 24 hours a day. The station first signed on in 1957. It started out as a [[radio format|Full Service]] [[Middle of the road (music)|MOR]] station broadcasting only through the day hours, but transformed into Full Service [[adult contemporary|AC]] in the mid-1980s.


It is owned by [[Red Rock Radio]], and has studios at 15429 Pokegama Lake Rd. This facility is shared with sister station [[WCMP-FM]].
It is owned by Alan R. Quarnstrom, through licensee Q Media Properties, and has studios at 15429 Pokegama Lake Rd. This facility is shared with sister station [[WCMP-FM]]. Its signal can be heard with in a six-county area.

On September 16, 2016, [[Red River Broadcasting|Red Rock Radio]] announced that it would sell WCMP and WCMP-FM to Q Media Properties;<ref name="ri-saletoq">{{cite news|last1=Venta|first1=Lance|title=Red Rock Radio Continues Sell-Off With Two Deals|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/108245/red-rock-radio-continues-sell-off-with-wcmp-amfm-deal/|access-date=April 21, 2017|work=RadioInsight|date=September 16, 2016}}</ref> the sale was completed on November 30, 2016 at a purchase price of $300,000.<ref name="fcc-saletoqcomplete">{{cite web|title=Consummation Notice|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1745898&Form_id=905&Facility_id=52622|website=CDBS Public Access|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|access-date=April 21, 2017|date=December 2, 2016}}</ref> On April 17, 2017, WCMP changed their format from [[adult standards]] to classic hits, branded as "Pine Hits 106".<ref>[http://www.northpine.com Northpine.com]</ref> Since then, WCMP quietly rebranded as "Highway 106.5" with no change in format.

On November 16, 2020, WCMP flipped to classic country, branded as "Anthem Country".<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/201383/wcmp-kbek-debut-new-formats/ WCMP & KBEK Debut New Formats] Radioinsight - November 16, 2020</ref>

==Former logo==
[[File:WCMP_AM_Logo.jpg]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{AM station data|52622|WCMP}}
*[http://redrockonair.com/ WCMP]
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|138089|W293DA}}
*{{AMQ|WCMP}}
*{{AML|WCMP}}
*{{FXL|W293DA}}

{{Country Radio Stations in Minnesota}}


[[Category:Adult standards radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Classic country radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Pine County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Pine County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1957]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1957]]
[[Category:1957 establishments in Minnesota]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Minnesota]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Minnesota]]


Latest revision as of 12:16, 20 July 2024

WCMP
Broadcast areaEast-central Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin
Frequency1350 kHz
BrandingAnthem Country
Programming
FormatClassic country
AffiliationsFox News Radio
Packers Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
  • Alan R. Quarnstrom
  • (Q Media Properties, LLC)
KBEK, WCMP-FM
History
First air date
June 13, 1957 (1957-06-13)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID52622
ClassD
Power1,000 watts day
52 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
45°49′10″N 92°59′45″W / 45.81944°N 92.99583°W / 45.81944; -92.99583
Translator(s)106.5 W293DA (Pine City)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewcmpradio.com

WCMP (1350 kHz) is an AM radio station in Pine City, Minnesota. It has a classic country format, and broadcasts 24 hours a day. The station first signed on in 1957. It started out as a Full Service MOR station broadcasting only through the day hours, but transformed into Full Service AC in the mid-1980s.

It is owned by Alan R. Quarnstrom, through licensee Q Media Properties, and has studios at 15429 Pokegama Lake Rd. This facility is shared with sister station WCMP-FM. Its signal can be heard with in a six-county area.

On September 16, 2016, Red Rock Radio announced that it would sell WCMP and WCMP-FM to Q Media Properties;[3] the sale was completed on November 30, 2016 at a purchase price of $300,000.[4] On April 17, 2017, WCMP changed their format from adult standards to classic hits, branded as "Pine Hits 106".[5] Since then, WCMP quietly rebranded as "Highway 106.5" with no change in format.

On November 16, 2020, WCMP flipped to classic country, branded as "Anthem Country".[6]

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References

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  1. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-239. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCMP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ Venta, Lance (September 16, 2016). "Red Rock Radio Continues Sell-Off With Two Deals". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  4. ^ "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. December 2, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  5. ^ Northpine.com
  6. ^ WCMP & KBEK Debut New Formats Radioinsight - November 16, 2020
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