WCMP-FM (100.9 MHz, "Cool Country 100.9 FM") is an American radio station licensed to serve Pine City, Minnesota. It airs a country music format.[3]

It is owned by Alan R. Quarnstrom, through licensee Q Media Properties, and has studios at 15429 Pokegama Lake Rd. This facility is shared with sister station WCMP.

The station was assigned the WCMP-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on August 9, 1979,[4] originally at 92.1 FM.

Ownership

In July 2001, Quarnstrom Media Group LLC (Alan R. Quarnstrom, president) agreed to purchase WCMP and WCMP-FM from Pine City Broadcasting Co. Inc., for a reported sale price of $1.25 million.[5] The deal was approved by the FCC on August 23, 2001, and consummated on September 4, 2001.[6]

In June 2007, Red Rock Radio Corp. (Romeo "Ro" Grignon, president) reached an agreement to purchase WCMP and WCMP-FM from Alan Quarnstrom for a reported sale price of $1.6 million.[7] The deal was approved by the FCC on July 20, 2007, and consummated on August 1, 2007.[8]

On September 16, 2016, Red Rock Radio announced that it would sell WCMP and WCMP-FM to Q Media Properties, putting the stations back under the control of Alan Quarnstrom;[9] the sale was completed on November 30, 2016 at a purchase price of $300,000.[10]

References

  1. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-239. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCMP-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  5. ^ Rathburn, Elizabeth A. (August 6, 2001). "Changing Hands - 8/6/2001". Broadcasting & Cable.
  6. ^ "Application Search Details - BAL-20010713AAR". FCC Media Bureau. September 4, 2001.
  7. ^ "Deals - 06/11/2007". Broadcasting & Cable. June 11, 2007.
  8. ^ "Application Search Details BAL-20070531AKG". FCC Media Bureau. August 1, 2007.
  9. ^ Venta, Lance (September 16, 2016). "Red Rock Radio Continues Sell-Off With Two Deals". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  10. ^ "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. December 2, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
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