The station began life in 1985 as KLZC, and become KQHT in 1986. KQHT began as a Top 40 station in 1986 as "Magic 96" competing with XL93 (KKXL-FM/92.9). In 1998 it changed to an adult contemporary format. It renamed itself "KQ96" in 1996, and "Mix 96.1" in 1998. In the late 1980s, the on-air talent included Ross Holland (Fast Eddie Fingers) Program Manager, Steve Gunner (future Program Manager), Rick Acker, Tim Burns, and Ron Phillips (The Iceman). During that early 1990s battle with XL93, there were personalities like Magic Mark & Paul Braun, Josh Jones, Shelley Carr, "Smilin'" Wade Williams, "Jammin" Jay Murphy, Denny "Crash" Shields, Michael Knight (Mike Cruise), Pat Ebertz, Bobby Brady, Minimum Wage Mike, Harry Callahan, Kim Cooley, Jack Hammer, and Nick Logan.
96.1 The Fox logo from 2004-2015
In 2000, Clear Channel bought KQHT and several other radio stations in Grand Forks. KQHT changed its format to classic hits (a hybrid of classic rock and oldies music formats) calling itself as "96.1 The Fox". Clear Channel also got a contract with the University of North Dakota to broadcast Fighting Sioux basketball, hockey, and football games. Hockey and football games are broadcast on KQHT while basketball games are aired on sister station KSNR 100.3. The slogan was changed from "Classic Hits" to "World Class Rock" in 2004, and programming evolved towards a broad-based classic rock format. The station shifted to an updated classic hits version of the KSNR "Kool 100.3" Oldies format after KSNR changed from oldies to country in 2005. When competitor KNOX-FM/94.7 changed from classic country to classic rock in 2007, The Fox shifted back to a classic rock format. KQHT "96.1 The Fox" switched back to classic hits in 2010, with the "Your Station for the Classics" slogan, after KNOX-FM/94.7 changed from classic rock to Top 40 (CHR) as KZGF "Z94.7" to compete with sister station heritageTop 40 (CHR)KKXL-FM/92.9 "XL93".
References
^"Home of Economy Radio Network Affiliates". FightingHawks.com. University of North Dakota. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
^"On-Air Schedule [Sunday]". 96.1 the Fox. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
kqht, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, possibly, contains, original, research, please, improve, verifying, claims, made, adding, inline, c. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed October 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources KQHT news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message KQHT 96 1 FM 96 1 The Fox is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format serving Grand Forks North Dakota that s licensed to Crookston Minnesota It began broadcasting in 1985 The station is owned by iHeartMedia Inc KQHT primarily competes with Leighton Broadcasting s classic rock 1590 KGFK 95 7 K239BG 97 5 K248DH Rock 95 KQHTCrookston MinnesotaBroadcast areaGrand Forks North DakotaFrequency96 1 MHzBranding96 1 The FoxProgrammingFormatClassic hitsAffiliationsNorth Dakota Fighting Hawks Premiere NetworksOwnershipOwneriHeartMedia Inc iHM Licenses LLC Sister stationsKJKJ KKXL KKXL FM KSNRHistoryFirst air date1985Technical informationFacility ID9657ClassC1ERP100 000 wattsHAAT126 metersLinksWebcastListen live via iHeartRadio Website961thefox iheart comKQHT also broadcasts University of North Dakota men s ice hockey and football games as the flagship station while sister station KSNR broadcasts University of North Dakota men s and women s basketball home games and sister station KKXL AM broadcasts University of North Dakota women s ice hockey Contents 1 Programming 2 History 3 References 4 External linksProgramming EditIn addition to its music programming the station broadcasts play by play coverage of University of North Dakota football and men s hockey games 1 KQHT also broadcasts Premiere Networks Casey Kasem s American Top 40 on Sunday mornings 2 History EditThe station began life in 1985 as KLZC and become KQHT in 1986 KQHT began as a Top 40 station in 1986 as Magic 96 competing with XL93 KKXL FM 92 9 In 1998 it changed to an adult contemporary format It renamed itself KQ96 in 1996 and Mix 96 1 in 1998 In the late 1980s the on air talent included Ross Holland Fast Eddie Fingers Program Manager Steve Gunner future Program Manager Rick Acker Tim Burns and Ron Phillips The Iceman During that early 1990s battle with XL93 there were personalities like Magic Mark amp Paul Braun Josh Jones Shelley Carr Smilin Wade Williams Jammin Jay Murphy Denny Crash Shields Michael Knight Mike Cruise Pat Ebertz Bobby Brady Minimum Wage Mike Harry Callahan Kim Cooley Jack Hammer and Nick Logan 96 1 The Fox logo from 2004 2015 In 2000 Clear Channel bought KQHT and several other radio stations in Grand Forks KQHT changed its format to classic hits a hybrid of classic rock and oldies music formats calling itself as 96 1 The Fox Clear Channel also got a contract with the University of North Dakota to broadcast Fighting Sioux basketball hockey and football games Hockey and football games are broadcast on KQHT while basketball games are aired on sister station KSNR 100 3 The slogan was changed from Classic Hits to World Class Rock in 2004 and programming evolved towards a broad based classic rock format The station shifted to an updated classic hits version of the KSNR Kool 100 3 Oldies format after KSNR changed from oldies to country in 2005 When competitor KNOX FM 94 7 changed from classic country to classic rock in 2007 The Fox shifted back to a classic rock format KQHT 96 1 The Fox switched back to classic hits in 2010 with the Your Station for the Classics slogan after KNOX FM 94 7 changed from classic rock to Top 40 CHR as KZGF Z94 7 to compete with sister station heritage Top 40 CHR KKXL FM 92 9 XL93 References Edit Home of Economy Radio Network Affiliates FightingHawks com University of North Dakota Retrieved March 4 2021 On Air Schedule Sunday 96 1 the Fox Retrieved March 4 2021 External links Edit96 1 The Fox official website KQHT in the FCC FM station database KQHT on Radio Locator KQHT in Nielsen Audio s FM station database Coordinates 47 50 42 N 96 50 24 W 47 845 N 96 840 W 47 845 96 840 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title KQHT amp oldid 1077218115, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
