KQDY
Encyclopedia
KQDY known as "KQ 94.5", is a radio station located in Bismarck, North Dakota
, USA, owned by Clear Channel Communications
. The stations airs a country music
format competing with Cumulus Media
's KUSB
"US 103.3".
Clear Channel also owns KFYR
550 (News/Talk
), KXMR
710 (Sports
), KBMR
1130 (Classic country
), KYYY
92.9 (Adult Contemporary), and KSSS
101.5 (Classic rock
) in the Bismarck
-Mandan
area.
Bismarck, North Dakota
Bismarck is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the second most populous city in North Dakota after Fargo. The city's population was 61,272 at the 2010 census, while its metropolitan population was 108,779...
, USA, owned by Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
. The stations airs a country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format competing with Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media, Inc. is the second largest Owner and Operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States, behind Clear Channel Communications, operating 570 stations in 150 markets as of September 16, 2011. The company also owns Cumulus Media Networks...
's KUSB
KUSB
KUSB , known as "103.3 US Country", is a radio station located in Bismarck, North Dakota, owned by Cumulus Media that signed on September 25, 2006 with a Country music format, directly competing with Clear Channel Communications' KQDY 94.5....
"US 103.3".
Clear Channel also owns KFYR
KFYR (AM)
KFYR is a radio station located in Bismarck, North Dakota, owned by Clear Channel Communications. It transmits on a 5,000 Watt signal that can be heard in seven U.S. states and three Canadian provinces. KFYR also broadcasts on translator K259AF in Bismarck...
550 (News/Talk
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
), KXMR
KXMR
KXMR is a radio station located in Bismarck, North Dakota, airing ESPN Radio, and is owned by Clear Channel Communications. ESPN 710 broadcasts Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Vikings games....
710 (Sports
Sports radio
Sports radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A popular format with an almost exclusively male demographic in most areas, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and...
), KBMR
KBMR
KBMR , known as "Country 1130", is a radio station located in Bismarck, North Dakota, owned by Clear Channel Communications. The station runs a classic country format...
1130 (Classic country
Classic country
Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country hits from past decades.This genre generally follows one of two formats: those specializing in hits from the 1920s through the early 1970s, and focus primarily on innovators and artists from country music's Golden...
), KYYY
KYYY
KYYY , known as Y-93, is a radio station in Bismarck, North Dakota, owned by Clear Channel Communications with an Adult Contemporary format...
92.9 (Adult Contemporary), and KSSS
KSSS
Can also refers to Kungliga Svenska SegelsällskapetKSSS , known as "Rock 101", is a radio station in Bismarck, North Dakota, owned by Clear Channel Communications...
101.5 (Classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
) in the Bismarck
Bismarck, North Dakota
Bismarck is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the second most populous city in North Dakota after Fargo. The city's population was 61,272 at the 2010 census, while its metropolitan population was 108,779...
-Mandan
Mandan, North Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 16,718 people, 6,647 households, and 4,553 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,642.8 per square mile . There were 6,958 housing units at an average density of 683.7 per square mile...
area.