KTOE

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KTOE
Broadcast area Mankato, Minnesota
Frequency 1420 kHz
Branding1420 AM/98.7 FM KTOE
Programming
Format Commercial; News/Talk
Affiliations ABC News Radio
Premiere Networks
Westwood One
Minnesota Twins
Ownership
Owner
KATO-FM, KDOG, KXAC, KXLP, KFSP
History
First air date
 1950
Call sign meaning
ManKaTOE
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 42899
Class B
Power 5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
 44°10′6″N93°54′37″W / 44.16833°N 93.91028°W / 44.16833; -93.91028
Translator 98.7 K254DT (Mankato)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website ktoe.com

KTOE (1420 AM) is a radio station licensed to Mankato, Minnesota and serving the Mankato area and the Minnesota River Valley. The 1420 AM frequency went on the air in 1950, airing a news/talk format. The station simulcasts via one FM translator on 98.7 FM. Both stations are licensed to Mankato. The station is operated by Linder Radio Group a.k.a. Subarctic Medial LLC. KTOE partners with the Blue Earth County Historical Society to produce the podcast Surrounded by History, which focuses on local events and figures. [2]

Contents

KTOE is the broadcast home for Minnesota State University Division I Hockey and carries play-by-play coverage of the Minnesota Twins. [3]

History

KTOE went on air in 1950 as a full service AC station and was once an affiliate of American Top 40. [4] The station's call letters are a play on its city of license, Mankato, which is pronounced Man-kay-toe. [5]

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, radio personality Hal Hoover worked at KTOE before moving on to work at several major stations in the Twin Cities and Duluth areas. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KTOE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "HISTORIAN - Blue Earth County Historical Society" (PDF). Blue Earth County Historical Society. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
  3. ↑ "2025-26 Men's Hockey Schedule - Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics". MSU Athletics. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
  4. ↑ "About - Radio Mankato". Linder Radio Group. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
  5. ↑ "5(RAFthOOR tl - World Radio History" (PDF). World Radio History. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
  6. ↑ "RadioTapes.com: Historic Radio Recordings Minneapolis and St. Paul Archives". RadioTapes.com. Retrieved November 30, 2025.


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