KAKK

KAKK
Currently silent
Frequency1570 kHz
BrandingFox Sports 1570/93.7
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsFox Sports Radio
Ownership
Owner
KDKK, KKWB, KPRM, KQKK, KSKK, KXKK
History
First air date
1970 (as KLLR at 1600)
Former call signs
KLLR (1970–1994)
KLLZ (1994–2001)[1]
Former frequencies
1600 kHz (1970–2002)
Call sign meaning
KK Radio Network (owner)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID28655
ClassB
Power9,500 watts day
250 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
47°04′44″N 94°35′25″W / 47.07889°N 94.59028°W / 47.07889; -94.59028
Translator93.7 K229DJ (Walker)
Links
Public license information
WebsiteKAKK Online

KAKK (1570 AM, "Fox Sports 1570/93.7") is a radio station licensed to serve Walker, Minnesota, United States. The station is locally owned and operated by De La Hunt Media, Inc. (Formerly De La Hunt Broadcasting). The broadcast license is held by De La Hunt Media, Inc. The KAKK transmitter and tower are south of Walker, near the station's original home, when it was known as KLLR.

KAKK broadcasts a sports format, including programming from Fox Sports Radio.[3] It also carries the simulcast of the "Coffee Talk" program, which originates at KPRM, and is currently simulcasted on KDKK.

The station was assigned the KAKK call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on January 3, 2002.[1]

On May 11, 2022, KAKK changed its format from classic hits to sports, with programming from Fox Sports Radio.[4]

On February 14, 2025, KAKK went silent.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved June 23, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KAKK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
  4. ^ Double Flip In Walker MN Radioinsight - May 11, 2022
  5. ^ Northern Minn. AM Station Goes Off the Air for Financial Reasons Northpine.com - March 8, 2025
  • KK Radio Network official website
  • Facility details for Facility ID 28655 (KAKK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
  • KAKK in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
  • Facility details for Facility ID 202648 (K229DJ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
  •  K229DJ at FCCdata.org