City | Staples, Minnesota |
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Frequency | 1430 kHz |
Branding | 98.5 The Fan |
Programming | |
Format | Sports |
Affiliations | The FAN Radio Network ESPN Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. (HBI Radio Brainerd/Wadena, LLC) |
KKWS, KWAD | |
History | |
First air date | June 3, 1982 |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 30016 |
Class | D |
Power | 1,000 watts day 199 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 46°21′34″N94°46′55″W / 46.35944°N 94.78194°W Coordinates: 46°21′34″N94°46′55″W / 46.35944°N 94.78194°W |
Translator(s) | 98.5 K253CK (Staples) |
Links | |
Website | www |
KNSP (1430 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. [1] Licensed to Staples, Minnesota, United States, the station is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc., through licensee HBI Radio Brainerd/Wadena, LLC. [2]
KNSP's programming is primarily supplied by the Fan Radio Network, based out of KFXN-FM in Minneapolis–St. Paul; evening and overnight programming comes from ESPN Radio. Prior to 2017, KNSP simulcast classic country from Wadena sister station KWAD for about a quarter-century.
Hubbard Broadcasting announced on November 13, 2014 that it would purchase the Omni Broadcasting stations, including KNSP. [3] The sale was completed on February 27, 2015, at a purchase price of $8 million for the 16 stations and one translator. [4]
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