KPRM
radio station in Park Rapids, Minnesota
KPRM (870 AM) is a radio station in Park Rapids, Minnesota. It has a hybrid adult contemporary/conservative talk radio format. Locally, it broadcasts the popular "Coffee Talk" morning show, and is currently simulcasted on KDKK.
National news comes from the Fox News, the News/Talk/Sports and More format is locally owned and operated. Sports from Westwood One and Premiere Networks' Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show and The Sean Hannity Show.
On November 30, 2016, KPRM was granted an FCC construction permit to increase the night power to 2,500 watts. KPRM can also be heard on four cross-service FM translators: 100.5 MHz Park Rapids, 96.3 MHz Walker, 103.1 MHz Bemidji and 94.7 Staples/Wadena.
In October 2021, KPRM changed its music segments from classic country to adult contemporary. KPRM continues to carry News/Talk, Sports and More. The more being adult contemporary music.
Ownership
KPRM transmits with 50,000 watts of power during the day, 1,000 watts at night, and is owned and operated by De La Hunt Broadcasting, through licensee De La Hunt Media, Inc.
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