KSTP-FM
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| City | St. Paul, Minnesota |
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| Broadcast area | Minneapolis-St. Paul |
| Branding | "KS95" |
| Slogan | "Today's Variety" |
| Frequency | 94.5 FM (MHz) (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | November 1, 1965 |
| Format |
HD1: Hot AC HD2: Sports (simulcast of KSTP AM 1500) HD3: ESPN Deportes Radio |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 372 meters |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 35642 |
| Callsign meaning | SainT Paul |
| Owner |
Hubbard Broadcasting (KSTP-FM FCC License Sub, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KSTC-TV, KSTP, KSTP-TV, KTMY |
| Webcast |
Listen Live (Low quality 64 kbps 22 kHz MP3) Listen Live (High quality 32 kbps 44 kHz AAC) |
| Website | ks95.com |
KSTP-FM (94.5 FM) is a radio station serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota area. It is one of the flagship stations of Hubbard Broadcasting, which also owns several other TV and radio stations across the United States, along with other properties. They have long been known on-air as "KS95". The station currently airs a Hot adult contemporary format. The station's studio facility, located on the boundary line between St. Paul and Minneapolis, is shared with sister stations KSTP (1500 AM), KSTP-TV (channel 5), KTMY (107.1 FM), and KSTC-TV (channel 45). The station's transmitter is located at Telefarm Towers in Shoreview, Minnesota.
Twin Cities stations were experimenting with frequency-modulated transmissions in the late 1930s. KSTP engineers had started running W9XUP at 29.95 Mc/s by 1938. This "ultra-short-wave" station continued regular broadcasts until at least 1944. Other Twin Cities stations also experimented with FM, but not as extensively. WCCO operated a low-power station, but it apparently went off the air quickly. WTCN's FM transmission stayed around longer, but remained intermittent.
Hubbard launched KSTP-FM originally at 102.1 MHz in 1947. The station shut down in 1952 and the license was cancelled, but it was re-established in 1965 on its present-day frequency of 94.5 MHz. 102.1 is now home to KEEY-FM.
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