KNSI

Last updated

KNSI
KNSI radio.png
Broadcast areaCentral Minnesota
Frequency 1450 kHz
BrandingNewsTalk 1450 KNSI
Programming
Format News/Talk
Ownership
Owner Leighton Broadcasting
KCLD-FM, KCML, KZPK, K277BS
History
First air date
1938;86 years ago (1938)
Former call signs
  • KFAM (1938–1975)
  • KCLD (1975–1981)
  • KNSI (1981–1988)
  • KCLD (1988–1990)
Call sign meaning
News Sports Information
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 37002
Class C
Power 1,000 watts day and night
Translator(s) 99.3 K257GK (St. Cloud)
Repeater(s) 98.9 KZPK-HD2 (St. Cloud)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website knsiradio.com

KNSI (1450 AM) is a commercial radio station in St. Cloud, Minnesota. It is owned by Leighton Broadcasting, which also owns KCLD-FM, KZPK and KCML. KNSI is also carried on HD Radio, via KZPK-HD2.

Contents

History

The station was first licensed in 1938 as KFAM on 1420 kHz. The call letters recalled an earlier St. Cloud station, WFAM, owned by the Times Publishing Company and the St. Cloud Daily Times, which had been first licensed in June 1922 [2] and deleted in the summer of 1928. [3] In 1941, under the provisions of the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement, KFAM moved to its current frequency of 1450 kHz. In 1948 it was joined by a sister station, KFAM-FM [4] (now KCLD-FM). The two stations were sold to Alver Leighton in 1975. [5]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KUOM</span> College radio station of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities

KUOM – branded Radio K – is a daytime-only, non-commercial, college radio station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota. Owned by the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, the station is operated by students and faculty. It mainly airs alternative rock with other genres of music. The studios are in Rarig Center on the University of Minnesota campus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KSTP-FM</span> Radio station in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota

KSTP-FM is a commercial FM radio station in St. Paul, Minnesota, serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul radio market. It is the flagship FM station of Hubbard Broadcasting and airs a hot adult contemporary radio format. The station has long been known on-air as "KS95." The studios and offices, located on University Avenue, along the boundary line between St. Paul and Minneapolis, are shared with sister stations KSTP (AM), KSTP-TV, KTMY, and KSTC-TV. There is a broadcasting tower behind the station, though it is only used as an emergency back-up, in case there are problems with the main tower.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WDAY (AM)</span> Radio station in Fargo, North Dakota

WDAY is North Dakota's oldest radio station, having first signed on in 1922. WDAY is licensed to Fargo, North Dakota, owned by Forum Communications, and operated by Flag Family Media. The transmitter site is near 210th Street South in Barnesville, Minnesota, and studios are on 8th Street South in Fargo.

KRNT is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Serving the Des Moines, Iowa, United States, area, the station is owned by Saga Communications through licensee Saga Communications of Iowa, LLC; it operates as part of Saga's Des Moines Radio Group.

WHAZ is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Troy, New York, and serving New York's Capital District. The station is locally owned by the Capital Media Corporation and broadcasts a Christian talk and teaching radio format. National religious leaders heard on WHAZ include Jim Daly, Charles Stanley, Joyce Meyer, Chuck Swindoll and David Jeremiah.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WSYR (AM)</span> Radio station in Syracuse, New York

WSYR is a commercial AM radio station in Syracuse, New York, and serving Central New York. Owned and operated by iHeartMedia, it broadcasts a news/talk format, calling itself "Newsradio 570 WSYR." The station has simulcast on WSYR-FM 106.9 MHz Solvay since January 2011. The studios and offices are on Plum Street in Syracuse.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WIBM</span> Radio station in Jackson, Michigan

WIBM is a country music station in Jackson, Michigan owned by Jamie McKibbin, through licensee McKibbin Media Group, Inc. This company also owns news/talk WKHM AM 970 and hot AC WKHM-FM "K105.3".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KCLD-FM</span> Radio station in St. Cloud, Minnesota

KCLD-FM is an American radio station in St. Cloud, Minnesota, airing a CHR/Top 40 music format. The station is owned by Leighton Broadcasting. It has been a Top 40 outlet since 1976.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KZPK</span> Radio station in Paynesville–St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States

KZPK is a radio station in St. Cloud, Minnesota airing a country music format. The station is owned by Leighton Broadcasting.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KCML</span> Adult contemporary radio station in St. Joseph, Minnesota

KCML is a radio station in St. Cloud, Minnesota, airing an adult contemporary music format. The station is owned by Leighton Broadcasting. The transmitter for KCML is located in south central St. Cloud, shared with sister station KNSI.

WCAO is a commercial radio station in Baltimore, Maryland. It broadcasts an urban gospel radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. It also airs some Christian talk and teaching programs. The studios and offices are located at The Rotunda shopping center in Baltimore.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WJON</span> News/talk radio station in St. Cloud, Minnesota

WJON is a radio station in St. Cloud, Minnesota airing a news/talk format. The station is owned by Townsquare Media. Its main competitors are Leighton Broadcasting's KNSI of St. Cloud and WCCO and KTLK of Minneapolis. The station is also heard on FM translator W237EU 95.3 in St. Cloud.

WBHR is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, and serving the St. Cloud area. The station is owned by Tri-County Broadcasting and broadcasts a sports format as a network affiliate of ESPN Radio and the Chicago Cubs Radio Network. It is the only station in Minnesota to broadcast both Chicago Cubs and Las Vegas Raiders games.

WVAL is a radio station serving St. Cloud, Minnesota airing a classic country format. It airs news on the hour from CBS News Radio. The station is owned by Tri-County Broadcasting. WVAL first aired in 1963, went on hiatus in the early 1980s, returning to the airwaves in 1999. The station shares AM towers with its three other sister stations, WMIN, WBHR, and WXYG. There are seven total towers. The call sign is based on owner Herb Hoppe's wife Val.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KZCR</span> Radio station in Fergus Falls, Minnesota

KZCR is a radio station broadcasting a mainstream rock/adult album alternative format hybrid, reminiscent of the defunct album oriented rock format, serving Fergus Falls, Minnesota. The station is currently owned by Leighton Broadcasting, through licensee Leighton Radio Holdings, Inc.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KHWK (AM)</span> Radio station in Winona, Minnesota

KHWK is an AM radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Winona, Minnesota, United States, the station features programming from ABC News Radio and Westwood One.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WLAP</span> Radio station in Lexington, Kentucky

WLAP is a commercial AM radio station in Lexington, Kentucky, serving the Central Kentucky region. It airs a news/talk format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The studios and offices are on Nicolasville Road in Lexington.

KFAM may refer to:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KZPK-HD3</span> American radio station in St. Cloud, Minnesota

K277BS is a translator rebroadcasting the classic rock format of the HD3 subcarrier of Leighton Broadcasting's KZPK. Licensed to St. Cloud, Minnesota, it serves the St. Cloud area. The station is currently owned by Leighton Broadcasting.

WCAL was a non-commercial AM radio station licensed to Northfield, Minnesota, that was operated from its establishment in 1922 until its deletion in 1991 by St. Olaf College.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KNSI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "New Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, July 1, 1922, page 3.
  3. ↑ "Strike out all particulars of the following named stations", Radio Service Bulletin, July 31, 1928, page 18.
  4. ↑ "KFAM-FM Is Launched; Duplicates KFAM Shows" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 8, 1948. p. 84. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
  5. ↑ Lindblad, Sister Owen (October 1987). "On the Air: The 'Voice of Central Minnesota'" (PDF). Escape to the Minnesota Good Times. Retrieved February 1, 2015.

Official website

45°32′21″N94°10′05″W / 45.53917°N 94.16806°W / 45.53917; -94.16806

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.