KALY-LP

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KALY-LP
Kaly-radio-logo.png
Broadcast area Minneapolis, Minnesota
Frequency 101.7 FM MHz
Programming
Format Somali music
Ownership
OwnerSomali American Community
History
First air date
September 24, 2015
Technical information
Facility ID 196857
Class L1
Power 100 Watts
HAAT 17.92 m (59 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 44°56′53″N93°16′25.8″W / 44.94806°N 93.273833°W / 44.94806; -93.273833
Links
Website kalyradio.org

KALY-LP (101.7 FM) is a low-power broadcast radio station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota. [1] The station broadcasts from a tower in the Phillips West neighborhood of Minneapolis, near I-35W, shared with KRSM-LP.

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History

The station signed on September 24, 2015, with the primary audience intended to be Minnesota's Somali-American population. It was one of several LPFM stations to sign on in Minnesota in 2015. The others included WEQY-LP in St. Paul, and the early stages of WFNU-LP, also in St. Paul. KALY's mission was to bridge the gap between those who spoke English, and those who spoke Somali. The station worked with KFAI to help train volunteers. [2]

The station also received assistance from the Prometheus Radio Project, based in Philadelphia. [3] It was among over a thousand LPFMs to sign on thanks to the FCC's new class of stations. [4]

The station was the first in the United States to broadcast programming of its type 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 3,000 people were surveyed before the station came to air, regarding their preferences for a radio station. KALY's 7 miles (11 km) to 10 miles (16 km) range affords it a potential listenership of 200,000 people. It is likely the station can be heard beyond that, due to the line of sight nature of FM broadcasting. Because the station streams, it has listeners around the world. [5]

KALY is not the only station in Minnesota that caters to the Somali-American population. KZYS-LP in St. Cloud also features programming directed toward the Somalian population there.

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References

  1. ↑ "KALY Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ Ibrahim Hirsi (December 4, 2015). "New radio station aimed at Somali-Americans". MinnPost .
  3. ↑ Matthew Lasar (October 10, 2015). "Minneapolis has a Somali Low Power FM station". Radio Survivor.
  4. ↑ Nancy Vogt (September 19, 2016). "Number of U.S. low-power FM radio stations has nearly doubled since 2014". Pew Research Center .
  5. ↑ Tesha Christiensen (January 23, 2018). "KALY 101.7 reaches underserved East African population". Longfellow Nokomis Messenger.


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