W227BF
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| Relays KTLK | |
|---|---|
| History | |
First air date | June 13, 2014 |
Call sign meaning | (serially assigned) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 140133 |
| Class | D |
| ERP | 99 watts |
| HAAT | 229 m (751 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°58′34.0″N 93°16′21.0″W / 44.976111°N 93.272500°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | https://twincities.binnews.com |
W227BF (93.3
History
On April 25, 2006, Clear Channel announced that KQQL's HD2 subchannel will carry a format focusing on hit music from the 1980s. The HD2 station, called Kool 1-0-80s, showcased every song to ever hit the Top 40 in the 1980s.[citation needed]
During summer 2011, the HD2 subchannel changed programming to a simulcast of AM radio station KFXN ('The Score'). On September 8, 2011, the "Score" sports format began airing exclusively on KQQL-HD2 as their former signal (690 AM) was flipped to Asian programming.[citation needed]
In August 2012, the HD2 subchannel was changed back to Kool 1-0-80s, now iHeartRadio's "My 80s", with the same 1980s hits format it had before.[citation needed]
On May 23, 2014, KQQL-HD2 changed their format to urban adult contemporary and began simulcasting on FM translator W227BF (93.3 FM), licensed to Shoreview.[1] Soon after, it started stunting with several types of music, changing every few days.
On June 13, 2014, KQQL-HD2 changed their format to
KQQL's Kool 1-0-80s format eventually moved to KQQL's HD3 channel, in addition to translator W244CS (96.7) in the Southeast metro.[2] On June 12, 2015 KQQL-HD3 and W244CS changed their format to an LGBT-oriented dance format, branded as "96.7 Pride Radio."[citation needed]
On April 18, 2018, the St. Paul Saints announced that “ALT” would be their new radio home for the 2018 season.[3]
Effective May 30, 2019,
On June 29, 2020, fifteen iHeart stations in markets with large African American populations, including W227BF/KQQL-HD2, began stunting with African American speeches, interspersed with messages such as "Our Voices Will Be Heard" and "Our side of the story is about to be told," with a new format slated to launch on June 30.[4][5] That day, W227BF/KQQL-HD2, along with the other fourteen stations, became the launch stations for the Black Information Network, an African American-oriented all-news network.[6]
References
- ^ a b Cory. "Alt 93.3 Minneapolis Debuts". RadioInsight.
- ^ "Inside Radio, the Most Trusted News in Radio". www.insideradio.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ "St. Paul Saints".
- ^ Fifteen iHeartMedia Stations Stunting Ahead Of New Network Launch
- ^ "Several iHeartMedia Stations Stunting With Speeches, New Format To Be Announced Tomorrow". All Access. June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ^ iHeartMedia Launches Black Information Network