KMSU
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City | Mankato, Minnesota |
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Frequency | 89.7 FM (MHz) |
Branding | "The Maverick" |
Programming | |
Format | Public radio |
Affiliations | AMPERS |
Ownership | |
Owner | Minnesota State University, Mankato |
History | |
Former call signs | KMSC |
Call sign meaning | K Minnesota State University |
Technical information | |
Class | C2 |
ERP | 17,000 watts |
HAAT | 133 m (436 ft) |
Links | |
Webcast | listen live |
Website | KMSU Radio |
KMSU (89.7 FM, "The Maverick") is a public radio station operated by Minnesota State University in Mankato, Minnesota that carries a mixed news, talk, and music format. A repeater station, KMSK (91.3 FM), serves the city of Austin. A translator station, K220AR (91.9 FM), serves the city of Albert Lea. It is part of Minnesota's AMPERS network.
History[]
In 1939, KMSU began as an educational broadcasting program called the Radio Workshop for communications students at what was then Mankato State Teachers College. Until 1959 radio shows were broadcast using the KYSM facilities.[1] Subsequently, the college purchased their own broadcasting equipment and began a new independent radio station with programming centered on the Mankato, Minnesota area and the university.
References[]
- ^ "Historical Biographic" (PDF). KMSU September Newsletter. Minnesota State University, Mankato.
External links[]
- KMSU Official Website
- Shuffle Function Radio Program
- The Five Count Program
- The Downshift Radio Program
- KMSU in the FCC FM station database
- KMSU on Radio-Locator
- KMSU in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- KMSK in the FCC FM station database
- KMSK on Radio-Locator
- KMSK in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- K220AR in the FCC FM station database
- Independent Public Radio
- Radio stations in Minnesota
- College radio stations in Minnesota
- Minnesota State University, Mankato
- NPR member stations
- Mankato, Minnesota
- Radio stations established in 1962