The station is owned by Linder Radio Group. It was formerly owned by Clear Channel Communications, which sold its Mankato stations — KYSM, KYSM-FM, and KXLP — to Three Eagles Communications following Clear Channel's 2006 privatization. In September 2007, Three Eagles agreed to sell KYSM and KXLP to Linder Radio Group, a.k.a. Minnesota Valley Broadcasting Co.[2] Linder currently owns KDOG, KTOE, KXAC, KATO-FM and KXLP in the Mankato market.
History
Plans for the station began as early as 1935, with a deposition hearing ordered by the Federal Communications Commission.[3] The station first signed on the air in 1938 under the call sign KYSM.[4] It was constructed by the F.B. Clements Company, featured two studios, and utilized a 281-foot radiator tower.[5] KYSM initially broadcast from 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. with 250 watts of daytime power and 100 watts at night. KYSM began as an NBC AM-radio affiliate but later switched to the Mutual Broadcasting System in 1983.
KYSM was a Top 40 station in the 1960s,[6]full serviceMOR station during the 1970s and 1980s. The station aired a satellite-fed oldies format until 1995, when it flipped to a satellite-fed adult standards format.
Programming
The station broadcasts games for local and regional teams, including Minnesota Vikings Football, Minnesota State University-Mankato Football and Basketball, and Mankato MoonDogs Baseball. They also cover Mankato Loyola Crusader Sports.[7]
To improve the signal strength and coverage area in Mankato, the station's FM translator, K276EH (103.1 MHz), completed a significant move to an antenna higher on its existing tower in May 2024.[8] This technical upgrade helps the AM signal reach listeners more clearly through the FM dial.
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