KTIS (AM)

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KTIS
Faith Radio flagship station
Faith Radio logo.png
Broadcast area Minneapolis-St. Paul
Frequency 900 kHz
BrandingFaith Radio
Programming
Format Christian talk and teaching
Ownership
Owner
KTIS-FM
History
First air date
February 7, 1949;74 years ago (1949-02-07) [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 49770
Class B
Power 50,000 watts (day)
500 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
 44°59′24″N92°58′52″W / 44.99000°N 92.98111°W / 44.99000; -92.98111
Translator(s) See § Translators
Repeater(s) See § Faith Radio stations
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website myfaithradio.com

KTIS (900 AM) is a radio station based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, owned and operated by University of Northwestern - St Paul. It is a non-profit, listener-supported radio station relying on donations from the local community throughout the year. KTIS's studios are located on Snelling Avenue in St. Paul, while its transmitter is located in the Hazel Park neighborhood of Oakdale. The station broadcasts throughout the midwest.

Contents

KTIS is the flagship station of Faith Radio, a network whose programming features mainly Christian talk and teaching, with programs such as Susie Larson Live with Susie Larson; Focus on the Family ; Family Life Today with Dave and Anne Wilson; Insight for Living with Chuck Swindoll ; Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram ; In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley ; and others. [3] Programming is nearly 100 percent satellite deliverable and produced by Northwestern Media.

History

Former "Faith 900" logo KTIS AM 900 Faith Radio.gif
Former "Faith 900" logo

KTIS and KTIS-FM (98.5) were founded in 1949 by Rev. Billy Graham when he was president of the University of Northwestern - St Paul.

On February 6, 2015, KTIS began simulcasting on FM translator K214DF (90.7 FM), which is better received in the western (Minneapolis) suburbs, via the HD2 channel of sister station KTIS-FM. The station added a second translator on W248CU (97.5 FM), which is better received in the eastern (St. Paul) suburbs, in June 2017, though there is significant overlap with 90.7. The second translator, licensed to Minneapolis but transmitting from St. Paul, forced a low-powered FM KPPS-LP to apply for an emergency increase in power from 50 watts to 100 watts due to interference. [4] KPPS-LP already had an application to move to 88.9 FM however, so the request to increase power was denied by the FCC. In addition, the translator on 97.5 FM is on the same frequency as KNXR licensed to Rochester, causing some complaints from listeners in the south metro who could no longer hear the station. This is not the first time KNXR has been interfered with via a licensed broadcast station. [5]

Faith Radio stations

Call sign Frequency City of license State Facility ID Class Power
(W)		 ERP
(W)		 Height
(m (ft))
WNWW 1290 AM West Hartford Connecticut 25073 D490 day
11 night		——
KNWS 1090 AM Waterloo Iowa 49784 D1,000 day——
KDNI 90.5 FM Duluth Minnesota 49768 C3—2,000222 m (728 ft)
KTIS-HD2 98.5-2 FM (HD) Minneapolis Minnesota 49787 C0—100,000315 m (1,033 ft)
KJNW-HD2 88.5-2 FM (HD) Kansas City Missouri 8401 C1—100,000227 m (745 ft)
KNWI-HD2 107.1-2 FM (HD) Osceola Iowa 37454 C1—100,000299 m (981 ft)
KLBF 89.1 FM Lincoln North Dakota 91457 C3—2,300213 m (699 ft)
KFNW 1200 AM West Fargo North Dakota 49792 B50,000 day
13,000 night		——
KNWC 1270 AM Sioux Falls South Dakota 49774 B5,000 day
2,300 night		——
WNWC 1190 AM Sun Prairie Wisconsin 17381 D4,800 day
21 night		——
KLMP 88.3 FM Rapid City South Dakota 88452 C—63,000522 m (1,713 ft)
KLMP-FM188.3 FM Rapid City South Dakota 161655 D—2,3000 m (0 ft)

Translators

Broadcast translators for KTIS
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
K214DF90.7 [note 1] FM Golden Valley, Minnesota 9081699D LMS
K215DU90.9 [note 2] FM Hutchinson, Minnesota 106579230D LMS
W248CU97.5 FM Minneapolis, Minnesota 138656250D LMS
K277CC103.3 [note 2] FM Pennock, Minnesota 141147170D LMS
  1. ↑ Owned by the Educational Media Foundation and relays KTIS via KTIS-FM's HD2 subchannel.
  2. 1 2 Relays KTIS via KTIS-FM's HD2 subchannel.

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References

  1. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-240. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KTIS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ See the full program schedule at Faith 900's program page
  4. ↑ "Correspondence Folder". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Broadcast News-August 2011". Northpine.com. Retrieved August 16, 2017.


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