KMSP Tower

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KMSP Tower
KMSP Tower Shoreview, Minnesota.jpg
The tower for several local TV and FM radio stations in the Twin Cities.
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Location within Minnesota
General information
Type TV & Radio transmission tower
Location Shoreview, Ramsey County, Minnesota, U.S.
Coordinates 45°03′30″N93°07′28″W / 45.05833°N 93.12444°W / 45.05833; -93.12444
Owner Fox Television Stations, LLC
Height1,466 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. [1]

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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"). [2]

In 2001, a painter working on the tower died from asphyxia upon falling 500 feet down the structure. [3]

The tower, as seen from the south. KMSP TV tower Shoreview MN.jpg
The tower, as seen from the south.

FM

FM radio stations
FrequencyCall signNameFormatOwner
92.5 KQRS 92 KQRS Classic Rock Cumulus Media
93.7 KXXR 93X Active Rock
97.1
97.1 HD-2
97.1 HD-3
KTCZ Cities 97
K-Love
Hot 102.5
Hot AC
Contemporary Christian
Hip hop
iHeartMedia
98.5
98.5 HD-2
98.5 HD-3
98.5 HD-4
KTIS Life 98.5
Faith 900
Legacy HD3
The Mel
Contemporary Christian
Christian Talk
Classic CCM
Contemporary worship music
University of Northwestern - St. Paul
99.5
99.5 HD-2
KSJN Classical MPR
Classical 24
Classical
Classical
Minnesota Public Radio
100.3
100.3 HD-2
100.3 HD-3
KFXN The Fan
News/Talk 1130
K-Love
Sports
News/Talk
Contemporary Christian
iHeartMedia
101.3
101.3 HD-2
101.3 HD-3
KDWB 101.3 KDWB
Pride Radio
State Fair Radio
Top 40 (CHR)
Dance/EDM
Variety Hits
102.1
102.1 HD-3
KEEY K102
WIXK simulcast
Country
Hmong Music, Talk & News
102.9
102.9 HD-2
102.9 HD-3
KMNB 102.9 The Wolf
WCCO-AM
CBS Sports Radio
Country
News/Talk
Sports Radio
Audacy, Inc.
104.1 KZJK Jack FM Adult Hits

Television

ChannelCallsignAffiliationBrandingSubchannelsOwner
(Virtual)ChannelProgramming
2.1 KTCA PBS TPT 22.4
2.5
PBS Kids
TPT Now
Twin Cities Public Television
2.3 KTCI PBS TPT Life2.2
2.6
Minnesota Channel
9.2 WFTC MyNetworkTV Fox 9 Plus9.1
9.3
Fox
Movies!
Fox Television Stations
9.9 KMSP Fox Fox 99.4
9.5
9.6
Buzzr
The Grio
Decades

See also

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References

  1. Sturdevant, Andy (March 17, 2016). "Sure, Shoreview has trees — but it's the three giant towers that command attention". Minnpost. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
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  3. "Worker dies on TV tower in Shoreview". Brainerd Dispatch. Retrieved February 7, 2018.