 With the station broadcasting at 100,000 watts  and with the prime location and height of the tower, KNXR broadcasts can often be heard throughout much of southern Minnesota, western Wisconsin and northern Iowa.The station began broadcasting on Christmas Eve 1965.Until January 31, 2015, the station played easy listening music, and featured John Doremus' program "Patterns in Music", weeknights from 7 to 10 pm.