KQHT
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| City | Crookston, Minnesota |
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| Broadcast area | Grand Forks, North Dakota |
| Branding | 96.1 The Fox |
| Slogan | Your Station for the Classics |
| Frequency | 96.1 FM (MHz) |
| First air date | 1985 |
| Format | Commercial; Classic hits |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 126 meters |
| Class | C1 |
| Facility ID | 9657 |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia, Inc. (Citicasters Licenses, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | KJKJ, KKXL, KKXL-FM, KSNR |
| Webcast | Listen Live! |
| Website | 961thefox.com |
KQHT (96.1 FM, "96.1 The Fox") is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. It is licensed to Crookston, Minnesota, and it serves the Grand Forks, North Dakota metropolitan area. It began broadcasting in 1985. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc..
KQHT 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.
In addition to its music programming, the station broadcasts play-by-play coverage of University of North Dakota football and men's hockey games.
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. 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 KKXL, 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.
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