KMSP Tower

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KMSP Tower
KMSP Tower aerial, November 2024.jpg
The tower in 2024
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Location within Minnesota
General information
Type TV & Radio transmission tower
Location Shoreview, Ramsey County, Minnesota, U.S.
Coordinates 45°3′30″N93°7′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-TV ("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-FM 100.3 ("KFAN"), KDWB 101.3, KEEY 102.1 ("K102"), KMNB 102.9 ("102.9 The Wolf"), and KZJK 104.1 ("Jack FM"). [2]

KMSP Tower with the Telefarm Towers in the background KMSP Tower and Telefarm Towers, aerial, November 2024.jpg
KMSP Tower with the Telefarm Towers in the background
Antenna of the KMSP Tower KMSP Tower from ground zoomed, November 2024.jpg
Antenna of the KMSP Tower

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

In April 2022, the tower underwent upgrades to increase KMSP-TV's effective radiated power from 30 kW to 36.2 kW, improving signal strength and expanding coverage. [4]

FM

FM radio stations
FrequencyCall signNameFormatOwner
92.5 KQRS-FM 92 KQRS Classic Rock Cumulus Media
93.7 KXXR 93X Active Rock
97.1
97.1 HD2
97.1 HD3
KTCZ Cities 97
K-Love
Hot 102.5
Hot AC
Contemporary Christian
Hip hop
iHeartMedia
98.5
98.5 HD2
98.5 HD3
98.5 HD4
KTIS-FM 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 HD2
KSJN Classical MPR
Classical 24
Classical
Classical
Minnesota Public Radio
100.3
100.3 HD2
100.3 HD3
KFXN-FM The Fan
News/Talk 1130
K-Love
Sports
News/Talk
Contemporary Christian
iHeartMedia
101.3
101.3 HD2
101.3 HD3
KDWB-FM 101.3 KDWB
Pride Radio
State Fair Radio
Top 40 (CHR)
Dance/EDM
Variety Hits
102.1
102.1 HD3
KEEY K102
WIXK simulcast
Country
Hmong Music, Talk & News
102.9
102.9 HD2
102.9 HD3
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-TV Fox Fox 99.4
9.5
9.6
Buzzr
The Grio
Decades

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