KZYS-LP

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KZYS-LP
Broadcast area Saint Cloud, Minnesota
Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
Frequency 105.1 FM MHz
Programming
Format Somalian music
Ownership
OwnerHayaan, Inc.
History
First air date
August 3, 2015 [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 194739
Class L1
Power 45 Watts
HAAT 44.4211 m (146 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 45°33′17″N94°09′0″W / 45.55472°N 94.15000°W / 45.55472; -94.15000
Links
Public license information
LMS
Website Facebook page

KZYS-LP is a low-power broadcast radio station licensed to Saint Cloud, Minnesota, serving Saint Cloud and Sauk Rapids in Minnesota. [3] The station signed on the air in August 2015, from a tower shared with KVEX-LP on the campus of St. Cloud State University. [4] The station airs an ethnic radio format, and occasionally has Islamic programming, the music is primarily the Music of Somalia. Because it only broadcasts with 45 watts, the station's coverage is generally limited to St. Cloud proper, roughly a seven mile radius. [5]

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History

Work to put the station on air began in 2013. The station can be traced to a Somali immigrant, Ahmed Abdi, who immigrated to St. Cloud in the late 1990s. Abdi created a group which lead to the station's genesis. [6]

The community group St. Cloud Area Somali Salvation Organization worked with St. Cloud State University, particularly the campus-based KVSC, to construct the station. The creation of the station was partially aided by a state grant. The station existed online prior to taking to the air. The station airs mixed programming, with most being Somali language, but also some English-based programming as well. [7]

During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the station was used to assist the Somali population with information regarding the virus. The station was part of a task force focusing on providing resources to the underserved population where they would otherwise not be able to find it. [8]

KZYS-LP is one of two radio stations in Minnesota that broadcast programming catered to the Somali American population in the state. The other station is located in Minneapolis, known as KALY-LP on 101.7 MHz.

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References

  1. ↑ St. Cloud MN FM Logs
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KZYS-LP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "KZYS Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  4. ↑ "St. Cloud Area Radio Tower Locations and Info". www.ubstudios.com. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  5. ↑ "St. Cloud, MN Radio Stations". Northpine.com. 12 March 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  6. ↑ "KZYS 105.1 FM Somali Radio". St. Cloud Shines. February 8, 2024.
  7. ↑ Jon Collins (November 26, 2013). "Somali language radio station applies to take to the air in St. Cloud". Minnesota Public Radio .
  8. ↑ Sarah Kocher (April 24, 2020). "COVID-19 task force works to spread info, not virus, among Somali community". St. Cloud Times .


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