KZPR
Encyclopedia
KZPR is a rock music
formatted radio station
in Minot, North Dakota
, owned by Clear Channel Communications
. Its airs an mainstream rock format. KZPR is Minot's only heritage rock station, with daily features such as 7 O'clock Rocks and Mandatory Metallica. Weekend programming includes, Rockin 80's, The Tour Bus, The Chop Shop, Monsters of Rock.
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
formatted radio station
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...
in Minot, North Dakota
Minot, North Dakota
Minot is a city located in north central North Dakota in the United States. It is most widely known for the Air Force base located approximately 15 miles north of the city. With a population of 40,888 at the 2010 census, Minot is the fourth largest city in the state...
, 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...
. Its airs an mainstream rock format. KZPR is Minot's only heritage rock station, with daily features such as 7 O'clock Rocks and Mandatory Metallica. Weekend programming includes, Rockin 80's, The Tour Bus, The Chop Shop, Monsters of Rock.