Bob Spilman passed away unexpectedly, Friday, Aug. 12 at his home in Detroit Lakes. Spilman, 78, originally from Brainerd began working in Detroit Lakes as a radio broadcaster on 1340 AM – KDLM as a teenager. He eventually went into radio sales, became the Sales Manager of KDLM before starting and owning his own radio station, 102.3 KRCQ in 1994, now owned by KDLM parent company, Leighton Broadcasting. 

Bob Spilman passed away unexpectedly, Friday, Aug. 12 at his home in Detroit Lakes. Spilman, 78, originally from Brainerd began working in Detroit Lakes as a radio broadcaster on 1340 AM – KDLM as a teenager. He eventually went into radio sales, became the Sales Manager of KDLM before starting and owning his own radio station, 102.3 KRCQ in 1994, now owned by KDLM parent company, Leighton Broadcasting.

News and interviews from KDLM 1340am, 93.1 & 96.9fm in Detroit Lakes, MN.

News and interviews from KDLM 1340am, 93.1 &amp; 96.9fm in Detroit Lakes, MN.

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Lakes Area Radio and the Lakes Area Radio App include radio stations 102.3 KRCQ, WAVE 104.1, 1340 KDLM and The Lakes 99.5 as well as LAKES TV3 based in the Lakes Area of Minnesota.

Owned and operated by Leighton Broadcasting, our company has radio stations throughout Minnesota, as well as North Dakota and divisions that transcend our radio signals in the digital, events and promotional products arena, making Leighton Broadcasting an innovative and powerful force in the marketing industry.

<a href="https://lakesarearadio.net/">Lakes Area Radio</a> and the <a href="https://lakesarearadio.net/lakes-area-radio-app/">Lakes Area Radio App</a> include radio stations 102.3 KRCQ, WAVE 104.1, 1340 KDLM and The Lakes 99.5 as well as LAKES TV3 based in the Lakes Area of Minnesota.
Owned and operated by <a href="https://leightonbroadcasting.com/">Leighton Broadcasting</a>, our company has radio stations throughout Minnesota, as well as North Dakota and divisions that transcend our radio signals in the digital, events and promotional products arena, making Leighton Broadcasting an innovative and powerful force in the marketing industry.