KQDY
Radio station in Bismarck, North Dakota, United States
KQDY (94.5 FM), known as "KQ 94.5", is a radio station located in Bismarck, North Dakota, United States, owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The station airs a country music format competing with Townsquare Media's KUSB "US 103.3" and Radio Bismarck-Mandan's KKBO "105.9 The Big Rig".
iHeartMedia, Inc. also owns KFYR 550 (News/Talk), KXMR 710 (Sports), KBMR 1130 (Classic country), KYYY 92.9 (CHR/Top 40), and KSSS 101.5 (Mainstream Rock) in the Bismarck-Mandan area.
01History
KQDY first signed on the air on September 13, 1968, originally operating under the call sign KBMR-FM. The station was the first stereo radio station in the Bismarck area . The call sign was changed to KQDY in 1975.
The station's ownership was part of a cluster operated by Anderson Broadcasting before being sold. A proposed sale to Cumulus Media in 1999 ultimately failed due to regulatory concerns . KQDY was eventually acquired by Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia, Inc.) in 2004 .
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