KQDS-FM

KQDS-FM

City	Duluth, Minnesota
Broadcast area	Duluth-Superior
Branding	95 KQDS
Frequency	94.9 MHz
Repeater(s)	95.3 WXXZ (Grand Marais) 105.5 KBAJ (Deer River) 106.7 KAOD (Babbitt) 95.9 WWWI (Pillager)
First air date	August 1, 1981
Format	Commercial; Classic rock
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	258 meters
Class	C1
Facility ID	65660
Callsign meaning	K Quality Duluth-Superior (modeled after KQRS-FM in Minneapolis)
Owner	Red River Broadcasting (Red Rock Radio)
Sister stations	KQDS, KQDS-TV, WWAX, KZIO
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	95kqds.com

KQDS-FM (94.9 FM, "KQ 95") is a classic rock music formatted radio station located in Duluth, Minnesota. It is owned by Red River Broadcasting, and follows a format similar to that of the well-known KQRS-FM in the Twin Cities.

The studios are located at Grandma's Marketplace, 501 Lake Ave South in Canal Park, Duluth. The station's studios also house NU 92, 94X and 1490 The Fan

KQDS-FM is simulcast on WXXZ FM 95.3 Grand Marais, KAOD FM 106.7 Babbitt, WWWI 95.9 Pilager and KBAJ FM 105.5 Deer River/Grand Rapids/Hibbing. All stations are owned by Red River Broadcasting. KQ 95's main competitor is Townsquare Media's Sasquatch 106.5 in Duluth and Classic Rock 102.9 in Hibbing.

KQDS is probably best known for "The KQ Morning Show" which for the last decade has been rated first among adults 25-54 and Men 25-54. The show's longtime host, Bill Jones left the station, the broadcast industry and the city of Duluth December 15, 2009. Jones' Co-host, Jason Manning has returned to KQ with a "revamped" morning show with new co-host Frank Befera. In 2011, Befera was let go and the Morning Show switched to its current line-up of Jason Manning and longtime afternoon DJ Scott Savage.

History

KQDS-FM originated in 1981 as a progressive rock station. The original on-air staff included Stu Taran, Big G Walters, Annie Steamer, Dan Culhane, Jonathon Hanley, Tony Jasmin, Bruce MacGregor, Marty Essen, and Lisa Barr. The General manager was Mark Alan.^[1]

References

↑ KQDS FM History Timeline. Retrieved 2016-06-03.

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for KQDS

Radio-Locator information on KQDS

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Query the FCC's FM station database for KAOD

Radio-Locator information on KAOD

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KAOD

Query the FCC's FM station database for KBAJ

Radio-Locator information on KBAJ

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Radio stations in the Duluth–Superior market

By FM frequency	88.1 88.5 89.1 89.5 89.9 90.5 90.9 91.3 92.1 92.9 93.7 94.1 94.9 95.7 96.5 97.3 98.9 99.5 100.5 101.7 102.5 103.3 104.3 105.1 105.9 106.5 107.3 107.7

By AM frequency	560 610 710 850 970 1230 1490

By callsign	W203AL K231BI W215CG W293CT KBMX KDAL KDAL-FM KDKE KDNI KDNW KKCB KLDJ KQDS KQDS-FM KTCO KTWH-LP KUMD-FM KUWS KZIO K231BI WDSM WDUL WEBC WEGZ WGHF-LP WGZS WHSA WJRF WKLK WKLK-FM WNXR WQRM WSCD-FM WSCN WWAX WWEN

Nearby radio markets Brainerd Iron Range Minneapolis–St. Paul Rice Lake–Spooner St. Cloud See also List of radio stations in Minnesota List of radio stations in Wisconsin

Radio stations in the Iron Range market area

(Market includes Hibbing, Grand Rapids, Virginia, and Ely)

By AM frequency	650 1240 1320 1340 1450

By FM frequency	88.7 88.9 89.7 90.1 90.9 91.7 92.1 92.5 93.9 94.5 95.1 95.3 96.1 96.9 97.9 98.3 99.9 101.3 101.7 102.9 103.9 104.1 105.5 105.5 106.3 106.7 107.3

By Callsign	KAOD KADU KAXE KBAJ KGPZ KMFG KMFY KOZY KRBT K209DS K236AD K237CE K280AT K281AB K297AD WELY WELY-FM WEVE-FM WHPJ WIRN WIRR WMFG WMFG-FM WNMT WQRN WTBX WUSZ W221AU W237AO W252AN W267AO W269AC W288AI

Nearby radio markets Bemidji Brainerd Duluth–Superior International Falls Rainy River Thunder Bay See also List of radio stations in Minnesota

Classic rock radio stations in the state of Minnesota

By frequency	560 1410 1460 89.9 92.3 92.5 93.5 94.1 94.9 95.3 95.9 96.1 96.5 99.1 101.7 102.9 103.3 103.7 105.5 105.5 105.9 106.3 106.5 106.7 107.5

By callsign	KAOD KBAJ KFMC-FM KHRS KITN KKAQ KLIZ-FM KLLZ-FM KLZZ KMFG KMGM KPHR KQCL KQDS-FM KQPR KQRS-FM KRCH KRPR KRWB KXLP KXRA-FM KZCR WKLK-FM WXXZ WEBC

By city	Albert Lea Alexandria Babbit Bemidji Brainerd Cloquet Deer River Duluth (KQDS-FM) Duluth (WEBC) Fairmont Faribault Fergus Falls Grand Marais Hibbing Mankato Minneapolis Montevideo New Ulm Ortonville Rochester (KRCH) Rochester (KRPR) Roseau St. Cloud Thief River Falls Worthington

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Minnesota See also active rock classic rock mainstream rock modern rock

Coordinates: 46°47′38″N 92°07′05″W / 46.794°N 92.118°W / 46.794; -92.118

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