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KBUN-AM first went on the air on October 30, 1946, as part of a wave of radio and TV stations that launched after electronics rationing during World War II. [2] It was initially owned and operated by Harry F. Pihl and R. W. Bradford as Bemidji Broadcasting Co. (aka, Paul Bunyan Broadcasting Co.) and broadcast with 250 watts at 1450 AM, from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. [3] Affiliated with the ...
They relocated from the Twin Cities to Bemidji, where, in 1989, the company acquired its first two stations, Paul Bunyan Broadcasting Company's KBUN and KBHP(FM). The offices and studios were located at 502 Beltrami Avenue in Bemidji. Hubbard Broadcasting announced on November 13, 2014, that it would purchase the Omni Broadcasting stations. [1]
The Bemidji statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe, the blue ox, appear in the Fargo television series. [35] His statue is also briefly shown in the film Fargo from 1996. The statue of Paul Bunyan located in Bangor, Maine is regularly mentioned in the novel It by Stephen King. [36] A 2024 advert for Apple Pay features a collection of commemorative plates.
According to legend, Paul Bunyan left his home in Bangor, Maine, to make his way in the world, and ended up in the north woods of Minnesota where he excelled as a lumberjack. Pete, tired of being mocked by lumberjacks in Maine over his size, followed Paul to Minnesota, and despite his diminutive stature, found work as a lumberjack near Fosston ...
Paul was built by Carl Aldal (1897–1966), a local cement man. Babe was built by N. Edward Johnson (1902 - 1999) who owned the Bemidji Boat Factory. In March 2006, the Rotary Club of Bemidji raised $53,000; along with a $68,000 federal grant, the club undertook to repair some damage to the statues. The money was also allocated for use in ...
Paul Bunyan Broadcasting: 107.1 FM: KMGK: Magic 107: Smooth Jazz/Soft AC/Oldies: Branstock Communications: AM. Frequency Call sign Name Format Owner 660 AM: WBHR: 660 ...
Bemidji (/ b ə ˈ m ɪ dʒ iː / bə-MIJ-ee) [7] is a city and the county seat of Beltrami County, [8] in northern Minnesota, United States.The population was 14,574 at the 2020 census. [4]
The Bemidji studios are located at 502 Beltrami Avenue, downtown Bemidji. The transmitter site is north of Lake Bemidji on Sumac Road. The station signed on May 1, 2008 as WQXJ, as the newest station to Omni Broadcasting 's Paul Bunyan Broadcasting group.