Founded in 1954 and identifying as the "oldest college station in Montana," KNMC, broadcasting from MSU-Northern in Havre on 90.1 FM, is hosting Quarantunes: KNMC Songwriting Challenge 2020. Several songwriters are submitting their parodies or original songs each month for the competition, hoping to win this year's grand prize: a custom made leather guitar strap.

For the Songwriting Challenge, Dave Martens, who manages the radio station at the college, is posting a different challenge each month from May through August and inviting songwriters and local musicians to compose a song during these...