KWAD

KWAD (920 AM, "Classic Hit Country") is a radio station broadcasting a classic country music format.^[2] Licensed to Wadena, Minnesota, United States, the station serves the Wadena area. The station is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. (through licensee HBI Radio Brainerd/Wadena, LLC) and features programming from Westwood One.^[3]

KWAD

Wadena, Minnesota United States
Broadcast area	Wadena County, Minnesota
Frequency	920 kHz
Branding	KWAD Radio
Programming
Format	Classic country
Affiliations	Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. (HBI Radio Brainerd/Wadena, LLC)
Sister stations	KKWS, KNSP
History
First air date	1949
Former call signs	KWMR (1947, CP)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	28649
Class	B
Power	1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	46°22′13″N 95°9′14″W
Translator(s)	101.7 K269HE (Wadena)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.kwadam920.com

Hubbard Broadcasting announced on November 13, 2014, that it would purchase the Omni Broadcasting stations, including KWAD.^[4] The sale was completed on February 27, 2015, at a purchase price of $8 million for the 16 stations and one translator.^[5]