KQDJ-FM
KQDJ-FM (101.1 MHz, "Q101") is a radio station licensed to serve Valley City, North Dakota, serving the Jamestown and Valley City areas. The station is owned by Ingstad Family Media. It airs a Top 40 (CHR) music format. The station was assigned the KQDJ-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on November 1, 1996. History Prior to 1996, KQDJ-FM was the sister station of KQDJ-AM in Jamestown, North Dakota, and transmitted on the frequency of 95.5 FM (now used by KYNU "Big Dog Country"). Known then as "J-Country" and owned by Sorenson Broadcasting, KQDJ-FM was a fully automated contemporary country station that occasionally broadcast live play-by-play of high school and the University of Jamestown sports events. The station used four stereo reel-to-reel tape players to rotate music through a pre-programmed sequence of songs throughout the day. The system (affectionately known as "Chumley" by the announcers and engineers) was fairly reliable and included five AA-size Fidelipac commercial cart carousels that automatically inserted commercials at pre-programmed times plus two larger carts for announcing the time, one with odd minutes and one with even minutes. As a CBS Radio Network affiliate, national news was aired via satellite whereas both local news and