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| Broadcast area | Grand Forks, North Dakota |
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| Frequency | 96.1MHz |
| Branding | 96.1 The Fox |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KJKJ,KKXL,KKXL-FM,KSNR | |
| History | |
First air date | 1985 |
Former call signs | KLZC (1985–1986) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 9657 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000watts |
| HAAT | 126 meters |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (viaiHeartRadio) |
| Website | 961thefox.iheart.com |
KQHT (96.1FM, "96.1 The Fox") is aradio station broadcasting aclassic hits format servingGrand Forks, North Dakota, that islicensed toCrookston, Minnesota. It began broadcasting in 1985. The station is owned byiHeartMedia, Inc. KQHT primarily competes withLeighton Broadcasting'sclassic rock1590 KGFK/95.7 K239BG/97.5 K248DH "Rock 95".
KQHT also broadcastsUniversity of North Dakota men's ice hockey andfootball games as theflagship station, while sister stationKSNR broadcastsUniversity of North Dakota men's and women's basketball home games, and sister stationKKXL-AM broadcastsUniversity of North Dakota women's ice hockey.
In addition to its music programming, the station broadcasts play-by-play coverage ofUniversity of North Dakota football andmen's hockey games.[2] KQHT also broadcastsPremiere Networks'Casey Kasem's American Top 40 on Sunday mornings.[3]
The station began life in 1985 as KLZC, and become KQHT in 1986. KQHT began as aTop 40 station in 1986 as "Magic 96" competing withXL93 (KKXL-FM/92.9). In 1998 it changed to anadult contemporary format. It renamed itself "KQ96" in 1996, and "Mix 96.1" in 1998. In the late 1980s, the on-air talent included Ross Holland (Fast Eddie Fingers) Program Manager, Steve Gunner (future Program Manager), Rick Acker, Tim Burns, and Ron Phillips (The Iceman). During that early 1990s battle with XL93, there were personalities like Magic Mark & Paul Braun, Josh Jones, Shelley Carr, "Smilin'" Wade Williams, "Jammin" Jay Murphy, Denny "Crash" Shields, Michael Knight (Mike Cruise), Pat Ebertz, Bobby Brady, Minimum Wage Mike, Harry Callahan, Kim Cooley, Jack Hammer, and Nick Logan.
In 2000,Clear Channel bought KQHT and several other radio stations in Grand Forks. KQHT changed its format toclassic hits (a hybrid ofclassic rock andoldies music formats) calling itself as "96.1 The Fox". Clear Channel also got a contract with the University of North Dakota to broadcast Fighting Sioux basketball, hockey, and football games. Hockey and football games are broadcast on KQHT while basketball games are aired on sister stationKSNR 100.3. The slogan was changed from "Classic Hits" to "World Class Rock" in 2004, and programming evolved towards a broad-basedclassic rock format. The station shifted to an updatedclassic hits version of theKSNR "Kool 100.3"Oldies format after KSNR changed from oldies tocountry in 2005. When competitorKNOX-FM/94.7 changed fromclassic country toclassic rock in 2007, The Fox shifted back to aclassic rock format. KQHT "96.1 The Fox" switched back toclassic hits in 2010, with the "Your Station for the Classics" slogan, after KNOX-FM/94.7 changed from classic rock toTop 40 (CHR) asKZGF "Z94.7" to compete with sister stationheritageTop 40 (CHR)KKXL-FM/92.9 "XL93".
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