KKIN-FM

KKIN-FM (94.3 MHz) is a country music formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Aitkin, Minnesota, serving Aitkin and Aitkin County, Minnesota. Established in 1972,^[1] KKIN-FM is owned and operated by Jimmy D. Birkemeyer's R & J Broadcasting.

KKIN-FM

Aitkin, Minnesota
Broadcast area	Aitkin, Minnesota Aitkin County, Minnesota
Frequency	94.3 MHz
Branding	Real Country 94.3 KKIN
Programming
Format	Country music
Affiliations	AP News
Ownership
Owner	Jimmy D. Birkemeyer (R & J Broadcasting, Inc.)
Sister stations	KFGI, KKIN, KLKS, WWWI, WWWI-FM
History
First air date	January 3, 1972[1]
Former call signs	KKIN-FM (1971–1972) KEZZ (1972–1996)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	69485
Class	C3
Power	14,000 watts
HAAT	133 meters (436 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	46°41′18″N 93°35′58″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	rjbroadcasting.com/kkin-kfgi-wwwi-klks/

History

KKIN-FM signed on January 3, 1972;^[1] later that year, the call letters were changed to KEZZ.^[3] The KKIN-FM call sign returned on August 16, 1996.^[4]

On September 16, 2016, Red Rock Radio announced that it would sell KKIN-FM to R & J Broadcasting as part of an eight station deal;^[5] the sale was completed on December 21, 2016.^[6]

Former Logo

Programming

KKIN-FM also airs local, state, and national sporting events, and has shows such as Community Connection on Weekday mornings.