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What happened to KGPZ???

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My favorite radio station in the Country...nay...the globe...is KGPZ with the "real country" programming. I knew this is a nationally syndicated program, but still AWESOME! My brother texted me this weekend, and said the formatting changed. Does anyone know what happened to the real country format?

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i will agree and say it was my favorite station in the world as well! it has turned into "z96 north country" now. with an emphasis on today's modern country....like the area needs more of those...however, depending how west you are, you can pick up 98.3 REAL country (same broadcast) out of bemidji. or if you somehow have internet, there are a few stations down south you can live stream it from.

i will be calling the new station to inform them of my disappointment, but i doubt they will care as long as they are making money

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94.3 out of Aitkin still plays old country, but I don't know if it makes it up to you.

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Yea i noticed the programming change too and wad hopeing that they didnt do the seitch over to modern country but sounds like they have. I just love hearing taylor swift every other song. It was a great statiin but prolly wont listen much anymore.

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Let's all reach out to the station and voice our dissatisfaction with the switch. At the end of the day it may be about profits...which is why businesses exist. Maybe there were too few of us listeners to keep it going??

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i don't think it was the listeners, but maybe it was. seems like every gas station and cafe had it on! they had plenty of good advertisement too such as L&M and a few others in GR and the surrounding Range. it's a bummer that it's gone, that is for sure. it was perfect cabin music with all the old classics, and newest country westerns.

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Used to be step #1 of the morning (before making coffee even)...turning it on; and the last thing of the day...shutting it off...at the cabin. Will miss it.

I found the station with a phone app, but it won't be the same. Not like tuning in the radio, that's for sure.

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The former station owner, Lee Latto, died last fall. The station was bought by RedRock Radio. I'm guessing that's the reason for the programming change

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So now I hear that the Bemidji radio station has 107.9 out of GR. Is this a new thing? This puts us real country lovers back where we need to be.

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98.3 Bemidji has the same "real country" program as KGPZ did.There radio identification says 98.3 Bemidji 107.9 Grand Rapids. Don't get 107.9 in Bigfork but 98.3 comes in good.

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Is it just me, but does the 107.9 out of Grand Rapids sound like it isn't in "stereo"? 98.3 sounds good but 107.9 sounds very" tinny".

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