WCMP (AM)

WCMP (1350 kHz) is an AM radio station in Pine City, Minnesota. It has a classic country format, and broadcasts 24 hours a day. The station first signed on in 1957. It started out as a Full Service MOR station broadcasting only through the day hours, but transformed into Full Service AC in the mid-1980s.

WCMP

Pine City, Minnesota
Broadcast area	East-central Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin
Frequency	1350 kHz
Branding	Anthem Country
Programming
Format	Classic country
Affiliations	Fox News Radio Packers Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Alan R. Quarnstrom (Q Media Properties, LLC)
Sister stations	KBEK, WCMP-FM
History
First air date	June 13, 1957 (1957-06-13)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	52622
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts day 52 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	45°49′10″N 92°59′45″W
Translator(s)	106.5 W293DA (Pine City)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wcmpradio.com

It is owned by Alan R. Quarnstrom, through licensee Q Media Properties, and has studios at 15429 Pokegama Lake Rd. This facility is shared with sister station WCMP-FM. Its signal can be heard with in a six-county area.

On September 16, 2016, Red Rock Radio announced that it would sell WCMP and WCMP-FM to Q Media Properties;^[3] the sale was completed on November 30, 2016 at a purchase price of $300,000.^[4] On April 17, 2017, WCMP changed their format from adult standards to classic hits, branded as "Pine Hits 106".^[5] Since then, WCMP quietly rebranded as "Highway 106.5" with no change in format.

On November 16, 2020, WCMP flipped to classic country, branded as "Anthem Country".^[6]

Former logo