KNSP

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KNSP
Frequency 1430 kHz
Branding98.5 The Fan
Programming
Format Sports
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KKWS, KWAD
History
First air date
June 3, 1982 (1982-06-03)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
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 / 46.35944; -94.78194
Translator 98.5 K253CK (Staples)
Links
Public license information
Website www.thefanam1430.com

KNSP (1430 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. [2] Licensed to Staples, Minnesota, United States, the station is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc., through licensee HBI Radio Brainerd/Wadena, LLC. [3] The KNSP signal is rebroadcast in the FM band on 98.5 MHz by co-owned Translator Station K253CK. [4]

Contents

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.

Ownership change

Hubbard Broadcasting announced on November 13, 2014, that it would purchase the Omni Broadcasting stations, including KNSP. [5] The sale was completed on February 27, 2015, at a purchase price of $8 million for the 16 stations and one translator. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KNSP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Spring 2010. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  3. ↑ "KNSP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  4. ↑ Facility details for Facility ID 201190 (K253CK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
  5. ↑ "Hubbard Picks up 16 Stations From Omni". Radio Ink . November 13, 2014. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Hubbard Closes on 16 MN Stations from Omni". Radio Online. February 27, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.


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