KFSP

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KFSP
WFSP the fan 1230-103.1 logo.png
Frequency 1230 kHz
BrandingThe Fan
Programming
Format Sports
Affiliations KFXN-FM
Fox Sports Radio
Minnesota Vikings
Ownership
Owner
KATO-FM, KXLP, KDOG, KXAC, KTOE
History
First air date
1938;85 years ago (1938) (as KYSM)
Former call signs
KYSM (1938–2014)
Technical information
Facility ID 20386
Class C
Power 1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
 44°10′6″N93°54′39″W / 44.16833°N 93.91083°W / 44.16833; -93.91083
Translator(s) 103.1 K276EH (Mankato)
106.3 K292HI (Mankato)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website thefanmankato.com

KFSP (1230 AM) is a radio station licensed to Mankato, Minnesota and serving the greater Mankato area and the Minnesota River Valley with a sports format. The station is an affiliate of the regional KFAN Sports Radio Network and Fox Sports Radio. Founded in 1938 as KYSM, KFSP is the oldest radio station in Mankato.

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. [1] Linder currently owns KDOG, KTOE, KXAC, KATO-FM and KXLP in the Mankato market.

KYSM was a Top 40 station in the 1960s, [2] full service MOR 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.

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References

  1. ↑ The Free Press, Mankato, MN - Rearranging the radio dial Archived 2012-09-04 at archive.today
  2. ↑ "Lots of Commercials #13: KYSM AM 1968". YouTube .


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