KZCR
Encyclopedia
KZCR is a radio station
broadcasting a mainstream rock
/adult album alternative
format hybrid, reminiscent of the defunct album oriented rock format, serving Fergus Falls, Minnesota
. The station is currently owned by Jeffrey Papenfuss.
The station is also affiliated with the Z103 Bar & Grill. In the summer of 2011, KZCR change its positioner from "Z103.3, The Heart of Rock" to "Z103, Minnesota's Custom Rock".
The studios and offices are west of downtown Fergus Falls, at 728 Western Avenue North, near I-94
. The transmitter is between Fergus Falls
and Detroit Lakes
near Rothsay
, so its signal reaches both Fergus Falls and Detroit Lakes and the Fargo-Moorhead
metropolitan area with a rimshot signal
.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting a mainstream rock
Mainstream rock
Mainstream rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations in the United States and Canada.-Format background:...
/adult album alternative
Adult album alternative
Adult album alternative is a radio format. A spinoff from the album-oriented rock format, its roots trace to the 1960s and 1970s from the earlier freeform and progressive formats....
format hybrid, reminiscent of the defunct album oriented rock format, serving Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Fergus Falls is a city in and the county seat of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,138 at the 2010 census.-Today:...
. The station is currently owned by Jeffrey Papenfuss.
The station is also affiliated with the Z103 Bar & Grill. In the summer of 2011, KZCR change its positioner from "Z103.3, The Heart of Rock" to "Z103, Minnesota's Custom Rock".
The studios and offices are west of downtown Fergus Falls, at 728 Western Avenue North, near I-94
Interstate 94
Interstate 94 is the northernmost east–west Interstate Highway, connecting the Great Lakes and Intermountain regions of the United States. I-94's western terminus is in Billings, Montana at a junction with Interstate 90; its eastern terminus is the U.S...
. The transmitter is between Fergus Falls
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Fergus Falls is a city in and the county seat of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,138 at the 2010 census.-Today:...
and Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
-Demographics:As of the official census of 2000, there were 7,348 people, 3,319 households, and 1,845 families permanently residing in the city. The population density was 980.4 people per square mile . There were 3,782 housing units at an average density of 504.6 per square mile...
near Rothsay
Rothsay, Minnesota
Rothsay is a city in Otter Tail and Wilkin counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 493 at the 2010 census. One of Rothsay's major tourist attractions is the large prairie chicken statue near the northwest outskirts of the town....
, so its signal reaches both Fergus Falls and Detroit Lakes and the Fargo-Moorhead
Fargo-Moorhead
Fargo-Moorhead is a common name given to the metropolitan area comprising Fargo, North Dakota, Moorhead, Minnesota, and the surrounding communities. These two cities lie on the North Dakota-Minnesota border, on opposite banks of the Red River of the North...
metropolitan area with a rimshot signal
Rimshot (broadcasting)
A rimshot is a radio and television broadcasting term for a station that attempts to reach a larger media market from a distant suburban, exurban, or even rural location. The term is primarily used with FM stations, and mainly in North America...
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