KPNP

KPNP (1600 AM) was a radio station broadcasting a World Ethnic format. Licensed to Watertown, Minnesota, the station was last owned by Self Retire, Inc. KPNP's studios were located on Brooklyn Boulevard in Minneapolis, while its transmitter was located near Minnetrista.^[1]

KPNP

Watertown, Minnesota
Broadcast area	Far western suburbs of the Twin cities
Frequency	1600 kHz
Branding	Minority Radio KPNP 1600 AM
Programming
Languages	Hmong
Format	Defunct (was World Ethnic)
Ownership
Owner	Self Retire, Inc.
History
First air date	1989
Former call signs	KWOM (1989–2004) KZGX (2004–2007)
Technical information
Facility ID	49642
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts day 300 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	44°55′23″N 93°46′56″W

History

The station went on the air as KWOM on July 5, 1989. On April 12, 2004, the station changed its call sign to KZGX, then to the final KPNP on September 12, 2007.^[2] KPNP once broadcast using the CAM-D system.^[3] Its license was cancelled on April 2, 2021, as its owners did not renew the station's license.^[4][5]