KXSS (AM)

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KXSS
The studios for WWJO, KLZZ, KMXK, KZRV, KXSS, and WJON, viewed from the Empire Builder
Broadcast area St. Cloud, Minnesota
Frequency 1390 kHz
Branding1390 Granite City Sports
Programming
Format Sports
Affiliations Infinity Sports Network
Fan Radio Network
Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Wild
St. Cloud Rox
Westwood One Sports
Ownership
Owner
KLZZ, KMXK, KZRV, WWJO, WJON
History
First air date
October 5, 1981(44 years ago) (1981-10-05)
Former call signs
KKCM (1980–1985)
KRAR (1985–1988)
KZXQ (1988–1989)
KXSS (1989–1996)
KSXX (1996–1996)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 60493
Class B
Power 2,500 watts day
1,000 watts night
Translator 93.9 W230DG (Waite Park)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website 1390granitecitysports.com

KXSS (1390 kHz) is an AM radio station in Waite Park, Minnesota airing a sports format. The station is owned by Townsquare Media.

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The radio station’s transmitter is located in Waite Park, serving the St. Cloud metro area. When it was originally brought online in the early 1980s, the studio for the station was near the transmitter site off Highway 23 on the outskirts of Waite Park. The studios were also used for a once local television station WCMN-LP, 13. [2] The studios are now on the eastern side of St. Cloud, shared with several sister stations.

Along with network programming, the station carries local sports events as well, such as broadcasts during St. Cloud Rox baseball games.

History

KXSS went on the air on October 5, 1981 as KKCM. [3] The station went silent on January 27, 1985 due to the sale of the station. [4] KKCM was later sold to Ken Eidenschink and changed its call letters to KRAR. [5] It then changed to KZXQ. On June 12, 1989, the station changed to its current call letters, KXSS. The station changed again to KSXX on October 11, 1996, and back to KXSS on December 17, 1996. [6] The station aired a pop music format during the 1980s known as Kiss.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KXSS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ St. Cloud Area Radio Towers
  3. ↑ Rutchick, Joel (October 5, 1981). "New Station: KKCM radio starts regular programming". St. Cloud Daily Times. St. Cloud, Minnesota. pp. 1C. Retrieved October 19, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Mattson Halena, Susan (January 26, 1985). "KKCM-AM to shut down during sales talks". St. Cloud Daily Times. St. Cloud, Minnesota. pp. 1b. Retrieved October 19, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Hotakainen, Rob (November 2, 1985). "New station is 'radio for all reasons'". St. Cloud Daily Times. St. Cloud, Minnesota. pp. 1B. Retrieved October 19, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ KXSS Facility record

45°32′31″N94°15′41″W / 45.54194°N 94.26139°W / 45.54194; -94.26139

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