KMSP Tower

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KMSP Tower
The tower for several local TV and FM radio stations in the Twin Cities.
Location within Minnesota
General information
Type	TV & Radio transmission tower
Location	Shoreview, Ramsey County, Minnesota, U.S.
Coordinates	45°03′30″N 93°07′28″W / 45.05833°N 93.12444°W / 45.05833; -93.12444Coordinates: 45°03′30″N 93°07′28″W / 45.05833°N 93.12444°W / 45.05833; -93.12444
Owner	Fox Television Stations, LLC
Height	1,466 feet (447 m)

The KMSP Tower is a high aerial guyed mast used for the transmission of FM radio and over-the-air television in Shoreview, Minnesota. The structure was apparently the tallest in Minnesota until the construction of the KPXM Tower in 1997.^{[citation needed]}

The tower, which was built in 1971, is owned by KMSP ("FOX 9") parent Fox Television Stations but is shared by several area broadcasters; sister station WFTC ("FOX 9+") and the Twin Cities Public Television stations, KTCA and KTCI. Several FM stations are also on the tower: KQRS-FM 92.5 ("KQ92"), KXXR 93.7 ("93X"), KTCZ 97.1 ("Cities 97"), KTIS-FM 98.5, KSJN 99.5 ("MPR Classical"), KFXN 100.3 ("KFAN"), KDWB 101.3, KEEY 102.1 ("K102"), KMNB 102.9 ("102.9 The Wolf"), and KZJK 104.1 ("Jack FM").^[1]

In 2001, a painter working on the tower died from asphyxia upon falling 500 feet down the structure.^[2]

The tower, as seen from the south.

FM[]

Television[]

See also[]

• Telefarm Towers — another major broadcasting installation nearby
• List of masts

References[]

External links[]

• "Listing 1022899". Antenna Structure Registration database. U.S. Federal Communications Commission.