KMSU

KMSU

City	Mankato, Minnesota
Frequency	89.7 FM (MHz)
Branding	"The Maverick"
Programming
Format	Public radio
Affiliations	AMPERS
Ownership
Owner	Minnesota State University, Mankato
History
Former call signs	KMSC
Call sign meaning	K Minnesota State University
Technical information
Class	C2
ERP	17,000 watts
HAAT	133 m (436 ft)
Links
Webcast	listen live
Website	KMSU Radio

KMSU (89.7 FM, "The Maverick") is a public radio station operated by Minnesota State University in Mankato, Minnesota that carries a mixed news, talk, and music format. A repeater station, KMSK (91.3 FM), serves the city of Austin. A translator station, K220AR (91.9 FM), serves the city of Albert Lea. It is part of Minnesota's AMPERS network.

History

In 1939, KMSU began as an educational broadcasting program called the Radio Workshop for communications students at what was then Mankato State Teachers College. Until 1959 radio shows were broadcast using the KYSM facilities.^[1] Subsequently, the college purchased their own broadcasting equipment and began a new independent radio station with programming centered on the Mankato, Minnesota area and the university.

References

External links

• KMSU Official Website
• Shuffle Function Radio Program
• The Five Count Program
• The Downshift Radio Program
• KMSU in the FCC's FM station database
• KMSU on Radio-Locator
• KMSU in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• KMSK in the FCC's FM station database
• KMSK on Radio-Locator
• KMSK in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• K220AR in the FCC's FM station database