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WDKE
Coleraine, Minnesota

Broadcast area	Iron Range
Frequency	96.1 MHz
Branding	96.1 Duke FM
Programming
Format	Classic country
Ownership
Owner	Duey E. Wright (Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Sister stations	WEVE-FM, WMFG, WMFG-FM, WNMT, WTBX, WUSZ
History
First air date	July 1, 1995 (1995-07-01)^[1] (as KGPZ)
Former call signs	KGPZ (1995–2017)
Call sign meaning	DuKE FM
Technical information^[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	36688
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	176 meters (577 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	47°19′31″N 93°16′18″W / 47.32528°N 93.27167°W / 47.32528; -93.27167
Translator(s)	98.3 MHz - W252AN (Hibbing)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	961dukefm.com

WDKE (96.1 FM; "Duke FM") is a radio station broadcasting a classic country format.^[3] Licensed to Coleraine, Minnesota, United States, the station serves the Iron Range area. Established in 1995 as KGPZ, the station is owned by Midwest Communications.^[4]

In April 2012, KGPZ changed to "Z96 North Country", adding more New Country hits and no longer broadcasting Citadel Media's "Real Country" network. The station now directly competed with WUSZ (99.9 FM).

On January 1, 2017, as a result of a sale between Red Rock Radio and Midwest Communications (Midwest acquired KGPZ in the sale), 96.1 adjusted their format to classic country, as "96.1 Duke FM"; the sale essentially turned KGPZ from a rival to WUSZ into a flanker for it.^[5] On January 30, 2017, KGPZ changed their call letters to WDKE, to go with the "Duke FM" branding.

Former logo

References

^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-233. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
^ "Facility Technical Data for WDKE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Winter 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
^ "WDKE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
^ Red Rock Sales Lead to Multiple Flips in Northern Minnesota

External links

Official website
Facility details for Facility ID 36688 (WDKE) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WDKE in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
Facility details for Facility ID 29195 (W252AN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
W252AN at FCCdata.org

Radio stations in the Iron Range of Minnesota

This region includes the cities: Ely

Translators	88.1 88.3 90.5 92.1 95.1 95.3 K237CE W237AO 98.3 98.7 101.3 101.7 103.9 104.1 105.5 107.3

By call sign

Nearby regions – U.S.: Bemidji; Brainerd; Duluth–Superior; International Falls

Canada: Rainy River; Thunder Bay

See also: List of radio stations in Minnesota

Country radio stations in the state of Minnesota

Stations

See also: adult contemporary; classic hits; college; country; news/talk; NPR; oldies; religious; rock; sports; top 40; urban; other radio stations in Minnesota

v t e Midwest Communications
Illinois	Peoria WIRL WKZF WMBD WSWT WPBG WXCL
Indiana	Evansville WABX WIKY-FM WLYD WSTO Terre Haute WBOW WIBQ WIBU (defunct) WMGI WTHI-FM WWVR
Michigan	Battle Creek WFAT WNWN Coldwater WTVB Holland WHTC WYVN Kalamazoo WKZO WTOU WVFM WZOX Lansing WJXQ WLMI WQTX WWDK
Minnesota	Duluth KDAL KDAL-FM KDKE KQDS-FM KTCO WDSM WDUL Hibbing WEVE-FM WDKE WMFG WMFG-FM WNMT WTBX WUSZ
North Dakota	Fargo KFGO KFGO-FM KNFL KOYY KRWK KVOX-FM
South Dakota	Sioux Falls KELO KELO-FM KELQ KQSF KRRO KTWB KWSN
Tennessee	Knoxville WDKW WIMZ-FM WJXB-FM WNFZ Nashville WCJK WJXA WNFN
Wisconsin	Appleton WGEE WYDR Green Bay WDKF WIXX WNCY-FM WNFL WTAQ/WTAQ-FM Wausau WDEZ WIFC WOZZ WRIG WSAU WSAU-FM Sheboygan WBFM WHBL WHBZ WXER
Website mwcradio.com

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