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Broadcast area | Luverne–Rock Rapids–Worthington–Marshall–Sioux Falls |
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| Frequency | 101.1 MHz |
| Branding | The Rock Farm |
| Programming | |
| Format | Mainstream rock |
| Affiliations | ABC News Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Christensen Broadcasting LUV LLC |
| History | |
First air date | September 1, 1971 (as KQAD-FM at 100.9) |
Former call signs |
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Former frequencies | 100.9 MHz (1971–1983) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 39260 | |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 162 meters (531 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°48′23.8″N 96°12′24.1″W / 43.806611°N 96.206694°W |
| Repeater | 106.1 KJOE-HD2 (Slayton) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
KCLP (101.1 MHz, "The Rock Farm") is an FM radio station broadcasting a mainstream rock format, serving Luverne, Rock Rapids, and Worthington, with rimshot coverage in the Sioux Falls area. The station is owned by Christensen Broadcasting LUV LLC.[2]
History
The station was initially licensed to the six founders of Luverne's AM radio station, KQAD, as its FM sibling. KQAD-FM first broadcast at 100.9 MHz and with a power of 6,000 watts.[3] In 1982, KQAD-FM's ownership group (Paul Hedberg, Al McIntosh, Mort Skewes, Warren Schoon, Rollie Swanson, and Dominic Lippi) learned that they could substantially increase the station's power and range with a slight move up the dial from 100.9 to 101.1 MHz. In his autobiography Paul Hedberg explains the reasoning behind this change: "since FM was surging in popularity we decided to go ahead with this upgrade. We submitted the application for a construction permit to effect the change, and it was granted in late 1982. A new 500-foot tower was built north of Luverne, just west of the community of Hardwick. A 12-bay antenna with a 20 kW Gates transmitter delivered our new 100,000-watt signal, and this more than doubled KQAD-FM's coverage. With this new power and frequency we decided to separate the stations’ programming. We switched our FM to a country and western format, and changed the call letters to KLQL-FM. We wanted to emphasize our new format with a cowboy boot in the logo: KLQL was going to be K101."[4]
On March 16, 2026, KLQL changed its format from country to mainstream rock, branded as "The Rock Farm" under new KCLP call letters.[5]
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KCLP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KCLP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Paul C. Hedberg, The Time of My Life (Spirit Lake, IA: University of Okoboji Press, 2014), 99.
- ^ Hedberg, The Time of My Life, 101.
- ^ Christensen Broadcasting Flips Two and Rebrands Another Recent Acquisition Radioinsight - March 17, 2026
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 39260 (KCLP) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KCLP in Nielsen Audio's FM station database