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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.

History

WCMP-FM was granted as a new FM station to WCMP Broadcasting Co. of Pine City in 1977.[5] The following year, Broadcasting reported that the station had been authorized by the Federal Communications Commission to begin program operation on 92.1 MHz. The authorization, dated January 3, 1978, listed WCMP-FM with an effective radiated power of 3 kW and an antenna height of 290 feet above average terrain.[6]

In 1992, the FCC approved the transfer of WCMP and WCMP-FM from WCMP Broadcasting Co. Inc. to Pine City Broadcasting Co. Inc. for $650,000. At the time of the sale, WCMP-FM was described as a contemporary country station operating on 92.1 MHz with 3 kW and an antenna height of 300 feet above average terrain.[7] By 1993, FMedia! listed WCMP-FM as using the “92 Country” identifier.[8]

WCMP-FM later moved from 92.1 MHz to 100.9 MHz because of a broader FCC channel change involving several FM stations in Minnesota and Wisconsin. In MM Docket No. 96-105, the FCC changed Pine City’s FM allocation from 92.1 MHz to 100.9 MHz and modified WCMP-FM’s license to match the new frequency. The change was adopted January 3, 1997, released January 10, 1997, and became effective February 24, 1997.[9]

In 2001, Quarnstrom Media Group LLC purchased WCMP and WCMP-FM from Pine City Broadcasting Co. Inc. for $1.25 million. Broadcasting & Cable listed WCMP-FM at the time as a 25 kW station on 100.9 MHz carrying a contemporary country, sports and news format.[10] The FCC approved the transfer of WCMP-FM’s license from Pine City Broadcasting Company, Inc. to Quarnstrom Media Group, LLC on August 23, 2001.[11]

In 2007, Red Rock Radio agreed to buy WCMP and WCMP-FM from Quarnstrom Media for $1.6 million.[12] The FCC application for the transaction listed Quarnstrom Media Group, LLC as the seller and Red Rock Radio Corp. as the buyer of WCMP-FM.[13]

In September 2016, NorthPine reported that Q Media Properties was buying WCMP and “Cool Country” WCMP-FM for $300,000 from Red Rock Radio, returning the stations to Quarnstrom ownership after the 2001–2007 period.[14] The FCC approved the transfer of WCMP-FM’s license from Red Rock Radio Corp. to Q Media Properties, LLC on November 16, 2016.[15]

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. ^ “For the Record” (PDF). Broadcasting. June 27, 1977. p. 65. Retrieved May 14, 2026 – via World Radio History.
  6. ^ “For the Record” (PDF). Broadcasting. April 10, 1978. p. 117. Retrieved May 14, 2026 – via World Radio History.
  7. ^ “For the Record” (PDF). Broadcasting. March 16, 1992. p. 45. Retrieved May 14, 2026 – via World Radio History.
  8. ^ “NonIDs, Not Just Slogans” (PDF). FMedia!. 1993. p. 11. Retrieved May 14, 2026 – via World Radio History.
  9. ^ “Radio Broadcasting Services; Ely, Hermantown & Pine City, MN and Siren, WI”. Federal Register. Federal Communications Commission. January 21, 1997. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  10. ^ Rathbun, Elizabeth A. (August 6, 2001). “Changing Hands”. Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  11. ^ “Broadcast Actions, Report No. 45058”. Federal Communications Commission. August 28, 2001. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  12. ^ “Broadcasting News-June 2007”. NorthPine: Upper Midwest Broadcasting. June 1, 2007. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  13. ^ “Broadcast Applications, Report No. 26500” (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. June 5, 2007. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  14. ^ “Broadcasting News-September 2016”. NorthPine: Upper Midwest Broadcasting. September 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  15. ^ “Broadcast Actions, Report No. 48865” (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. November 21, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2026.