KFSP (1230 AM) is a radio station licensed to Mankato, Minnesota and serving the greater Mankato area and the Minnesota River Valley with a sports format. The station is an affiliate of the regional KFAN Sports Radio Network and Fox Sports Radio. Founded in 1938 as KYSM, KFSP is the oldest radio station in Mankato.
| Frequency | 1230 kHz |
|---|---|
| Branding | The Fan |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | KFXN-FM Fox Sports Radio Minnesota Vikings |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KATO-FM, KXLP, KDOG, KXAC, KTOE | |
| History | |
First air date | 1938 (as KYSM) |
Former call signs | KYSM (1938–2014) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 20386 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°10′6″N 93°54′39″W / 44.16833°N 93.91083°W |
| Translator(s) | 103.1 K276EH (Mankato) 106.3 K292HI (Mankato) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | thefanmankato |
- See also KFAN Sports Radio Network
The station is owned by Linder Radio Group. It was formerly owned by Clear Channel Communications, which sold its Mankato stations — KYSM, KYSM-FM, and KXLP — to Three Eagles Communications following Clear Channel's 2006 privatization. In September 2007, Three Eagles agreed to sell KYSM and KXLP to Linder Radio Group, a.k.a. Minnesota Valley Broadcasting Co.[2] Linder currently owns KDOG, KTOE, KXAC, KATO-FM and KXLP in the Mankato market.
KYSM was a Top 40 station in the 1960s,[3] full service MOR station during the 1970s and 1980s. The station aired a satellite-fed oldies format until 1995, when it flipped to a satellite-fed adult standards format.
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KFSP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ The Free Press, Mankato, MN - Rearranging the radio dial Archived 2012-09-04 at archive.today
- ^ "Lots of Commercials #13: KYSM AM 1968". YouTube.
External links
edit- 1230 The Fan official website
- The Fan Radio Network
- Facility details for Facility ID 20386 (KFSP) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KFSP in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 149173 (K276EH) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K276EH at FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 202097 (K292HI) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K292HI at FCCdata.org
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