KPNP
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Broadcast area | Far western suburbs of the Twin cities |
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 1600 kHz |
| Branding | Minority Radio KPNP 1600 AM |
| Programming | |
| LanguageTemplate:Pluralize from text | Hmong |
| Format | Defunct (was World Ethnic)[1] |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Self Retire, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | 1989 |
Former call signs | KWOM (1989–2004) KZGX (2004–2007) |
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| 49642 | |
| Class | B |
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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.[2]
History
The station officially went on the air on July 5, 1989, under its original call sign, KWOM. Its facilities included a three-tower directional array located near St. Bonifacius.[3] On April 12, 2004, the station changed its call sign to KZGX, then to the final KPNP on September 12, 2007.[4] KPNP once broadcast using the CAM-D system.[5][6]
ts license was cancelled on April 2, 2021, as its owners did not renew the station's license.[7][8][9]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hmong Radio, KPNP 1600 AM, Watertown, MN". TuneIn. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KPNP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Durenberger, Mark. "Voices of the Dead: Sounds of Now-Deleted AM/FM Stations - Upper Midwest Broadcasting". NorthPine.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KPNP Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Wrath of Kahn - CAM-D SERVES TWIN CITIES. (Archive) Personal website of Leonard R. Kahn, inventor of CAM-D
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kahn, Leonard R. (June 2, 2004). "Opinion: Cam-D Is Better Than IBOC". Radio World. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
- ^ McLane, Paul. "These Stations Need to Turn in License Renewals ASAP", Radio World. March 11, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
- ^ Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ellis, Jon (April 3, 2021). "Western Twin Cities Metro AM License Cancelled". NorthPine. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 49642 (KPNP) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
