K244FE
| RelaysKQQL-HD3,Anoka | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Broadcast area | Minneapolis-St. Paul |
| Frequency | 96.7MHz |
| Branding | KFAN Plus |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball St. Paul Saints |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Educational Media Foundation |
| Operator | iHeartMedia |
| History | |
First air date | June 12,2015 |
Former call signs | W244CS (2014–2015) |
Call signmeaning | (serially assigned) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 147274 |
| Class | D |
| ERP | 170watts |
| HAAT | 229 m (751 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kfanplus.iheart |
K244FE(96.7FM,"KFAN Plus" ) is atranslatorbroadcasting thesports talkformat of theHD3subcarrier ofiHeartMedia'sKQQL.LicensedtoMinneapolis' "Calhoun Beach" neighborhood, it serves theMinneapolis-St. Paulmetropolitan area inside theI-494/I-694beltway.The station is owned byEducational Media Foundation.All the offices and studios are located inSt. Louis Parkand the transmitter is atop theIDS Centerin downtownMinneapolis.
History
[edit]As of October 2, 2014, KQQL'sKool 1-0-80sformat was being broadcast on KQQL's HD3 channel and on translator W244CS (96.7 FM) in the Southeast metro.[2]On June 12, 2015, KQQL-HD3 and W244CS flipped to96.7 Pride Radio,a Dance/CHR format targeting the Twin Cities' LGBT community.[3]
On August 27, 2018, the station flipped tosports talkasKFAN Plus,an extension of sister stationKFXN-FMthat airs the nationalFox Sports Radiolineup, also carried on KQQL-HD3.[4]KFAN Plus will also serve as the flagship station ofMinnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball.The station can also air the start of another play-by-play broadcast if KFAN 100.3's broadcast is running long.[5]
On August 7, 2019, iHeartMedia announced its intent to sell the station to theEducational Media Foundationas part of a complex swap deal.[6]The transaction was consummated on March 31, 2020.
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for K244FE".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"Inside Radio, the Most Trusted News in Radio".insideradio.Archived fromthe originalon 30 January 2015.Retrieved2 February2022.
- ^iHeartMedia Launches 96.7 Pride Radio Minneapolis
- ^"KFAN Plus Debuts In Minneapolis".RadioInsight.2018-08-27.Retrieved2018-08-30.
- ^"Minnesota Scene: 96.7 FM will carry Gophers women's basketball".Star Tribune.Retrieved2018-08-30.
- ^Venta, Lance (7 August 2019)."iHeartMedia & EMF Swap Thirteen Translators".Radio Insight.Retrieved8 August2019.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 54457 (KQQL)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- KQQLinNielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 147274 (K244FE)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- K244FEat FCCdata.org