Tri-County Broadcasting
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Tri-County Broadcasting is a small radio broadcasting company located in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
. It is owned by Herbert M. Hoppe, long time local radio broadcaster who started out building small AM stations. The stations serve the St. Cloud, Minnesota
regional market.
Tri-County Broadcasting currently operates four stations in the area, and a fifth is under construction:
All the stations are located at "The Red House", 1010 2nd Street North in Sauk Rapids, MN. All the AM transmitters and towers share a site east of the studios, northeast of Highway 10 and Golden Spike Road. The FM transmitter is on the south side of St. Cloud
, at Highway 15 and I-94.
Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 10,213 people, 3,921 households, and 2,599 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,234.1 people per square mile . There were 4,017 housing units at an average density of 878.7 per square mile...
. It is owned by Herbert M. Hoppe, long time local radio broadcaster who started out building small AM stations. The stations serve the St. Cloud, Minnesota
St. Cloud, Minnesota
St. Cloud is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the largest population center in the state's central region. The population was 65,842 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Stearns County...
regional market.
Tri-County Broadcasting currently operates four stations in the area, and a fifth is under construction:
- WXYG AM 540 (under construction)
- WBHRWBHRWBHR is a sports talk radio station serving the St. Cloud area of Minnesota. The station is owned by Tri-County Broadcasting, and is an affiliate of the ESPN Radio Network and Chicago Cubs Radio Network. It is the only station in Minnesota to broadcast Chicago Cubs games.-External links:*...
AM 660 "660 The Bear" - WVALWVALWVAL is a radio station in St. Cloud, Minnesota airing a classic country format. It airs news on the hour from CBS Radio. The station is owned by Tri-County Broadcasting.-External links:*...
AM 800 "Minnesota's Country Legend" - WMINWMINWMIN is a radio station licensed to serve Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, USA. The station is part of the Tri-County Broadcasting group and the broadcast license is held by Herbert M. Hoppe.-Programming:...
AM 1010 "Uptown 1010" - WHMH FM 101.7 "Minnesota's Best Rock"
All the stations are located at "The Red House", 1010 2nd Street North in Sauk Rapids, MN. All the AM transmitters and towers share a site east of the studios, northeast of Highway 10 and Golden Spike Road. The FM transmitter is on the south side of St. Cloud
St. Cloud
St. Cloud may refer to:*Saint Cloud, also known as Clodoald, a son of the Frankish king Chlodomer*Saint-Cloud, a town in France*Château de Saint-Cloud, a royal château in FranceIn the United States:*St. Cloud, Florida...
, at Highway 15 and I-94.