KPNP

Radio station in Watertown, Minnesota, United States (1989–2021)
44°55′23″N 93°46′56″W / 44.92306°N 93.78222°W / 44.92306; -93.78222

KPNP (1600 AM) was a radio station broadcasting a World Ethnic format. Licensed to Watertown, Minnesota, the station was last owned by Self Retire, Inc. KPNP's studios were located on Brooklyn Boulevard in Minneapolis, while its transmitter was located near Minnetrista.[1]

History

The station went on the air as KWOM on July 5, 1989. On April 12, 2004, the station changed its call sign to KZGX, then to the final KPNP on September 12, 2007.[2] KPNP once broadcast using the CAM-D system.[3] Its license was cancelled on April 2, 2021, as its owners did not renew the station's license.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "KPNP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ^ "KPNP Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ Wrath of Kahn - CAM-D SERVES TWIN CITIES. (Archive) Personal website of Leonard R. Kahn, inventor of CAM-D
  4. ^ McLane, Paul. "These Stations Need to Turn in License Renewals ASAP", Radio World. March 11, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  5. ^ Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
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