KMSP Tower

KMSP Tower
The tower in 2024
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
Height	1,466 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]

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

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
Frequency	Call sign	Name	Format	Owner
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

Channel	Callsign	Affiliation	Branding	Subchannels		Owner
(Virtual)				Channel	Programming
34 (2.1)	KTCA	PBS	TPT 2	2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5	Minnesota Channel TPT Life PBS Kids TPT Now	Twin Cities Public Television
23 (2.1)	KTCI	PBS	TPT 2 (ATSC 3 simul.)	2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5	Minnesota Channel TPT Life PBS Kids TPT Now
29 (9.2)	WFTC	MyNetworkTV	Fox 9 Plus	9.1 9.2 9.3 23.2	Fox Fox 9+ Movies! Comet (WUCW)	Fox Television Stations
9 (9.9)	KMSP	FOX	Fox 9	9.4 9.5 9.6 9.8 9.10	Buzzr QVC Catchy Comedy Story TV Fox 9+ (WFTC)

See also

• Telefarm Towers - Another major broadcasting site in Shoreview.
• List of masts

References

1. Sturdevant, Andy (March 17, 2016). "Sure, Shoreview has trees — but it's the three giant towers that command attention". Minnpost. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
2. "RabbitEars.Info".
3. "Worker dies on TV tower in Shoreview". Brainerd Dispatch. Archived from the original on February 8, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
4. "FCC Monitor: KMSP Upgrades". Northpine. April 10, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2025.

External links

• "Listing 1022899". Antenna Structure Registration database. U.S. Federal Communications Commission.