KMSP Tower
The tower for several local TV and FM radio stations in the Twin Cities.
KMSP Tower is located in Minnesota
KMSP Tower
Location within Minnesota
General information
TypeTV & Radio transmission tower
LocationShoreview, Ramsey County, Minnesota, U.S.
Coordinates45°03′30″N 93°07′28″W / 45.05833°N 93.12444°W / 45.05833; -93.12444
OwnerFox Television Stations, LLC
Height1,466 feet (447 m)

The KMSP Tower is a high aerial guyed mast used for the transmission of FM radio and over-the-air television in Shoreview, Minnesota. The structure was apparently the tallest in Minnesota until the construction of the KPXM Tower in 1997.[1]

The tower, which was built in 1971, is owned by KMSP ("Fox 9") parent Fox Television Stations but is shared by several area broadcasters; sister station WFTC ("Fox 9+") and the Twin Cities Public Television stations, KTCA and KTCI. Several FM stations are also on the tower: KQRS-FM 92.5 ("KQ92"), KXXR 93.7 ("93X"), KTCZ 97.1 ("Cities 97"), KTIS-FM 98.5, KSJN 99.5 ("MPR Classical"), KFXN 100.3 ("KFAN"), KDWB 101.3, KEEY 102.1 ("K102"), KMNB 102.9 ("102.9 The Wolf"), and KZJK 104.1 ("Jack FM").[2]

In 2001, a painter working on the tower died from asphyxia upon falling 500 feet down the structure.[3]

The tower, as seen from the south.

FM

FM radio stations
Frequency Call sign Name Format Owner
92.5KQRS92 KQRSClassic RockCumulus Media
93.7KXXR93X Active Rock
97.1
97.1 HD-2
97.1 HD-3		KTCZCities 97
K-Love
Hot 102.5		Hot AC
Contemporary Christian
Hip hop		iHeartMedia
98.5
98.5 HD-2
98.5 HD-3
98.5 HD-4		KTISLife 98.5
Faith 900
Legacy HD3
The Mel
Contemporary Christian
Christian Talk
Classic CCM
Contemporary worship music		University of Northwestern - St. Paul
99.5
99.5 HD-2		KSJNClassical MPR
Classical 24		Classical
Classical		Minnesota Public Radio
100.3
100.3 HD-2
100.3 HD-3		KFXNThe Fan
News/Talk 1130
K-Love		Sports
News/Talk
Contemporary Christian		iHeartMedia
101.3
101.3 HD-2
101.3 HD-3		KDWB101.3 KDWB
Pride Radio
State Fair Radio		Top 40 (CHR)
Dance/EDM
Variety Hits
102.1
102.1 HD-3		KEEYK102
WIXK simulcast		Country
Hmong Music, Talk & News
102.9
102.9 HD-2
102.9 HD-3		KMNB102.9 The Wolf
WCCO-AM
CBS Sports Radio		Country
News/Talk
Sports Radio		Audacy, Inc.
104.1KZJKJack FMAdult Hits

Television

Channel Callsign Affiliation Branding Subchannels Owner
(Virtual) Channel Programming
2.1 KTCA PBS TPT 2 2.4
2.5		 PBS Kids
TPT Now		 Twin Cities Public Television
2.3 KTCI PBS TPT Life 2.2
2.6		 Minnesota Channel
9.2 WFTC MyNetworkTV Fox 9 Plus 9.1
9.3		 Fox
Movies!		 Fox Television Stations
9.9 KMSP Fox Fox 9 9.4
9.5
9.6		 Buzzr
The Grio
Decades

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sturdevant, Andy (March 17, 2016). "Sure, Shoreview has trees — but it's the three giant towers that command attention". Minnpost. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  2. ↑ "RabbitEars.Info".
  3. ↑ "Worker dies on TV tower in Shoreview". Brainerd Dispatch. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
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