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{{Infobox Radio Station
{{Infobox radio station
| name = KLKS
| name = KLKS
| image =
| logo = KLKS.png
| city = [[Breezy Point, Minnesota]]
| city = [[Pequot Lakes, Minnesota]]
| area = [[Brainerd Lakes Area]]
| area = [[Brainerd Lakes Area]]
| branding = K-lakes
| branding = ''Talk 100''
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| frequency = 100.1 [[Megahertz|MHz]]
| slogan = ''Timeless''
| airdate = 1994
| airdate = 2002 (as [[WZFJ]])
| format = [[Talk radio]]
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| frequency = 104.3 ([[Megahertz|MHz]])
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| erp = 5,200 [[watt]]s
| format = [[Commercial radio|Commercial]]; [[Adult standards]]
| haat = {{convert|107|m|ft|sp=us}}
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| erp = 100,000 [[Watt]]s
| class = C1
| class = C2
| facility_id = 76432
| owner = [[Lakes Broadcasting Group, Inc.]]
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| callsign_meaning = "K-Lakes" (previous branding)
| website = http://www.klks.com/
| former_callsigns = WZFJ (2002–2012)
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| callsign_meaning =
| affiliations = [[CNN Radio]] and [[Timeless (radio network)|Timeless]]
| affiliations = {{ubl|[[CBS News Radio]]|[[Premiere Networks]]|[[Westwood One]]}}
| owner = Jimmy D. Birkemeyer

| licensee = R & J Broadcasting, Inc.
| webcast =
| website = {{URL|https://rjbroadcasting.com/kkin-kfgi-wwwi-klks/}}
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
}}
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'''KLKS''' (104.3 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[radio station]] located in [[Breezy Point, Minnesota|Breezy Point]], [[Minnesota]]. It serves the entire [[Brainerd Lakes Area]].


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'''KLKS''' (100.1 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]; "Talk 100") is a [[radio station]] owned by Jimmy D. Birkemeyer's R & J Broadcasting and located in [[Pequot Lakes, Minnesota]]. It serves the [[Brainerd Lakes Area]] of central Minnesota.
It originally broadcast a [[Beautiful Music]] format, and has evolved into its current "Timeless" programming. "K-Lakes" aims for an audience of 35 and up, by offering a full-service format featuring music, news, weather and lots of local information. Music selections cover all popular titles since 1950. Artists range from Frank Sinatra to Barbara Streisand, Dave Gruisin to Hurricane Smith.


[[Lakes Broadcasting Group, Inc.]] is also owner of [[KLKS-LP]] (channel 14), a low-power television station licensed to [[Breezy Point]]. It translates [[KARE]], the [[NBC]] affiliate for the Twin Cities.
It is owned by R & J Broadcasting, Inc. Its sister stations are [[KKIN (AM)|KKIN]], [[KKIN-FM]], [[KFGI]], [[WWWI-FM]], and [[WWWI (AM)|WWWI]].


==Ownership==
==Ownership==
KLKS was built in 1983 by Allen Gray, who has a broadcasting career of 60 years. He was inducted into the Museum of Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.museumofbroadcasting.com/Gray.htm/ |title=Allen Gray |access-date=2009-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050817162214/http://www.museumofbroadcasting.com/Gray.htm |archive-date=2005-08-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The station, at the time operating on 104.3 FM in [[Breezy Point, Minnesota|Breezy Point]], had a [[full service (radio format)|full service]] programming format.


In June 2012, it was announced that KLKS was being sold by Lakes Broadcasting Group, Inc. to [[Minnesota Christian Broadcasters]]. That transaction was consummated on September 11, 2012, at a purchase price of $350,000.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Saxe|first1=Frank|last2=Heine|first2=Paul|title=Inside Radio|url=http://ftp.media.radcity.net/ZMST/daily/E3240.pdf|website=Inside Radio|accessdate=23 November 2014|page=3|date=14 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129101643/http://ftp.media.radcity.net/ZMST/daily/E3240.pdf|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> According to FCC filings, however, the station continued to operate commercially.
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On September 12, 2012 KLKS swapped frequencies with [[WZFJ]] (100.1 FM). 104.3 adopted the [[contemporary Christian music|contemporary Christian]] format that had been aired on 100.1, branded as ''The Pulse'', while 100.1 KLKS went silent.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pierce|first1=Jessi|title=KLKS Sale Moves Along|url=http://www.brainerddispatch.com/content/klks-sale-moves-along|publisher=Brainerd Dispatch|date=13 August 2012}}</ref>
[[Lakes Broadcasting Group, Inc.]] was built in 1993 by [[Allen Gray]], who has broadcasting career of 60 years. He was inducted into the Museum of Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2001.


On March 21, 2013, KLKS was purchased by [[Red Rock Radio]] Corp.; the transaction, at a purchase price of $250,000, was consummated on August 1, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Saxe|first1=Frank|last2=Heine|first2=Paul|title=Inside Radio|url=http://ftp.media.radcity.net/ZMST/daily/E9577.pdf|website=Inside Radio|accessdate=23 November 2014|page=3|date=22 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129101647/http://ftp.media.radcity.net/ZMST/daily/E9577.pdf|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> This made KLKS the sixth station in the area for Red Rock Radio.
* [http://www.museumofbroadcasting.com/Gray.htm/ Allen Gray]

On August 9, 2013, KLKS returned to the air with a [[classic hits]] format, branded as ''The Wave''. This format and branding was later dropped in the fall of 2014 when the station adopted a [[talk radio]] format under the branding ''Talk 100''.

On September 16, 2016, Red Rock Radio announced that it would sell KLKS to R & J Broadcasting as part of an eight station deal;<ref name="ri-saletor&j">{{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/|accessdate=April 20, 2017|work=RadioInsight|date=September 16, 2016}}</ref> the sale was completed on December 21, 2016.<ref name="fcc-saletor&jcomplete">{{cite web|title=Consummation Notice|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1747597&Form_id=905&Facility_id=12723|website=CDBS Public Access|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|accessdate=April 20, 2017|date=December 22, 2016}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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{{FM station data|76432|KLKS}}
* [http://www.klks.com/ KLKS official website]
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{{FM station data|KLKS}}


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Latest revision as of 21:52, 23 September 2024

KLKS
Broadcast areaBrainerd Lakes Area
Frequency100.1 MHz
BrandingTalk 100
Programming
FormatTalk radio
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Jimmy D. Birkemeyer
  • (R & J Broadcasting, Inc.)
History
First air date
2002 (as WZFJ)
Former call signs
WZFJ (2002–2012)
Call sign meaning
"K-Lakes" (previous branding)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID76432
ClassC2
ERP5,200 watts
HAAT107 meters (351 ft)
Links
Public license information
Websiterjbroadcasting.com/kkin-kfgi-wwwi-klks/

KLKS (100.1 FM; "Talk 100") is a radio station owned by Jimmy D. Birkemeyer's R & J Broadcasting and located in Pequot Lakes, Minnesota. It serves the Brainerd Lakes Area of central Minnesota.

It is owned by R & J Broadcasting, Inc. Its sister stations are KKIN, KKIN-FM, KFGI, WWWI-FM, and WWWI.

Ownership

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KLKS was built in 1983 by Allen Gray, who has a broadcasting career of 60 years. He was inducted into the Museum of Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2001.[2] The station, at the time operating on 104.3 FM in Breezy Point, had a full service programming format.

In June 2012, it was announced that KLKS was being sold by Lakes Broadcasting Group, Inc. to Minnesota Christian Broadcasters. That transaction was consummated on September 11, 2012, at a purchase price of $350,000.[3] According to FCC filings, however, the station continued to operate commercially.

On September 12, 2012 KLKS swapped frequencies with WZFJ (100.1 FM). 104.3 adopted the contemporary Christian format that had been aired on 100.1, branded as The Pulse, while 100.1 KLKS went silent.[4]

On March 21, 2013, KLKS was purchased by Red Rock Radio Corp.; the transaction, at a purchase price of $250,000, was consummated on August 1, 2013.[5] This made KLKS the sixth station in the area for Red Rock Radio.

On August 9, 2013, KLKS returned to the air with a classic hits format, branded as The Wave. This format and branding was later dropped in the fall of 2014 when the station adopted a talk radio format under the branding Talk 100.

On September 16, 2016, Red Rock Radio announced that it would sell KLKS to R & J Broadcasting as part of an eight station deal;[6] the sale was completed on December 21, 2016.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KLKS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Allen Gray". Archived from the original on 2005-08-17. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
  3. ^ Saxe, Frank; Heine, Paul (14 September 2012). "Inside Radio" (PDF). Inside Radio. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  4. ^ Pierce, Jessi (13 August 2012). "KLKS Sale Moves Along". Brainerd Dispatch.
  5. ^ Saxe, Frank; Heine, Paul (22 March 2013). "Inside Radio" (PDF). Inside Radio. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  6. ^ Venta, Lance (September 16, 2016). "Red Rock Radio Continues Sell-Off With Two Deals". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  7. ^ "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. December 22, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
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