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AMPERS
AMPERS (Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations) is an association of 17 independent community radio stations in Minnesota. Each station is locally managed and programmed by and for the local community it serves. AMPERS is the largest statewide association of community radio stations in the United States. The stations primarily serve underserved populations including greater Minnesota, diverse communities, and students for a combined audience of about 300,000 listeners. AMPERS has no affiliation with Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) and receives no financial support from MPR. AMPERS state government handout in connection with funding request AMPERS Member Stations < ...
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KFAI
KFAI (90.3 FM) is a noncommercial community radio station located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, broadcasting to the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul. The station broadcasts programming for many of the diverse ethnic groups of the region, including a wide variety of music. KFAI has frequently been honored by local media outlets for its variety of spoken-word content and musical diversity (defunct local alternative weekly '' City Pages'' often included the station in its annual "Best of the Twin Cities" awards). KFAI offers weekly public access services through mentorship and resource-sharing. KFAI is a member of Minnesota's AMPERS association. Because KFAI's multi-format programming covers the largest range of identities of the region, it is considered by many to be AMPERS' flagship station. The call sign stands for Fresh Air, Inc.'', the concept of the station and founding nonprofit organization that operates it. KFAI's studios are located on Riverside Avenue in the Ceda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KUMM
KUMM (89.7 FM, "U-90") is an American non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve the community of Morris, the county seat of Stevens County, Minnesota. Established in 1970, the station is owned and operated by the University of Minnesota Morris. Programming KUMM broadcasts a college radio/alternative rock music format to the greater Stevens County area. The station is a member of AMPERS, the state's network of independent community radio stations. The station also airs programming produced by local volunteers as well as the university's students. History KUMM began licensed broadcast operations on September 17, 1972, with 10 watts of effective radiated power (ERP) from an antenna in height above average terrain. The station was assigned the call sign "KUMM" by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). In May 1981, KUMM was granted a construction permit Planning permission or building permit refers to the approval needed for construction or expansion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KUOM
KUOM (770 AM) – branded ''Radio K - Real College Radio'' – is a daytime-only, non-commercial, college radio station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota. Owned by the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, the station is operated by students and faculty. It mainly airs alternative rock with other genres of music. The studios are in Rarig Center on the University of Minnesota campus. KUOM is a member of AMPERS, the Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations. It receives funding from a number of sources, including donations from listeners. Approximately 40% of the station's funding comes from listener support, while the rest is provided by the state and federal governments, along with the University of Minnesota. KUOM's AM signal operates at 5,000 watts with a non-directional antenna. Its transmitter tower is on the St. Paul - Falcon Heights campus. Due to its low frequency of 770 kHz, combined with the region's excellent soil conductivity, the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KBXE
KAXE (91.7 FM) is a community licensed public radio station serving Northern Minnesota communities, including Grand Rapids, Brainerd, Bemidji, Virginia, Chisholm and Hibbing. The station airs locally produced news, talk, and music programming. It is a member of Ampers, a group of Minnesota public radio stations not affiliated with Minnesota Public Radio. It is a member of National Public Radio, and the only full NPR member in the state that is not an MPR affiliate. In May 2005, the station moved into a new, larger studio space on the Mississippi River in Grand Rapids (previously, it had been based at Itasca Community College). There is an additional translator in Brainerd (K210DR 89.9 FM). In March 2012, KAXE added a sister station, KBXE. Licensed to Bagley, KBXE's studios are at 305 America Avenue NW in Bemidji. It broadcasts on a frequency of 90.5 and has a 50,000 watt transmitter. The broadcast tower is west of Bemidji, near Shevlin. KBXE is a fulltime satellite of KAXE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KBEM
KBEM-FM (88.5 FM, "Jazz88") is a public radio station broadcasting a jazz format based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, the station serves the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. The station is operated by the Minneapolis Public Schools system and has been partnering since 1989 with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT), providing traffic congestion reports for commuters in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. KBEM also broadcasts live headliner performances from the Twin Cities Jazz Festival each June. KBEM is a member of Minnesota's AMPERS network. KBEM's studios are located on James Avenue North in Minneapolis, while its transmitter is located in Falcon Heights. History KBEM first took to the air in October 1970. Its broadcast studios were originally in Vocational High School in downtown Minneapolis (since converted to an office building) and has, since 1983, been located at North Community High School. The current jazz format began in 1985. Stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KMOJ
KMOJ (89.9 MHz) is a community-oriented noncommercial FM radio station in Minneapolis, Minnesota, airing hip-hop and R&B in an urban adult contemporary radio format. KMOJ's radio studios are on West Broadway Avenue in Minneapolis, and its transmitter is in Arden Hills. KMOJ features soul, blues, urban gospel, reggae, jazz, hip-hop, spoken word, and talk shows aimed at African American listeners. It is owned and operated by the nonprofit Center for Communications and Development (CCD), on Minneapolis's north side. KMOJ is a member of AMPERS, Minnesota's independent public radio network. History KMOJ began in 1976 as WMOJ, a very low-power AM station at 1200 kHz that reached only a few blocks from its studios and transmitter in the Sumner-Olson and Glenwood-Lyndale public housing developments. The station expanded its reach with a move to FM in September 1978, becoming KMOJ at 89.7 FM with 10 watts of power from its transmitter and antenna atop a residential high-rise near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KMSU
KMSU (89.7 FM, "The Maverick") is a radio station operated by Minnesota State University in Mankato, Minnesota, United States, 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 Radio activity at MSU Mankato began with 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 on local commercial station KYSM. On December 14, 1961, the then-Mankato State College filed to build a 10-watt noncommercial radio station in Mankato, approved for 90.5 MHz on May 17, 1962. ( Guide to reading History Cards) The station began broadcasting on January 7, 1963. The studios were located on the fourth floor of the administration building, with the transmitter and antenna on the fourth floor of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KVSC
KVSC (88.1 FM) is a non-commercial educational college radio station in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Operated by St. Cloud State University (SCSU), KVSC is staffed by a combination of student employees and community volunteers. The station broadcasts an eclectic range of music, with an emphasis on modern alternative and indie rock. KVSC is well known for its annual 50-hour trivia competition and is a charter member of AMPERS (The Association of Minnesota Public and Educational Radio Stations). Coverage KVSC broadcasts at 16,500 watts, reaching an estimated 70-mile miles than includes Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, Wright, Meeker, Kandiyohi, Todd, Morrison, Mille Lacs, Kanabec, and Isanti counties. Operating at 88.1 MHz, the station has adopted a secondary tagline, "The Farthest Left on Your FM Dial." Its transmitter is located just south of St. Cloud, near the junction of Highway 15 and Interstate 94. In addition to its standard analog signal, KVSC simulcasts throughou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KRPR
KRPR (89.9 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to serve the community of Rochester, Minnesota. It is the only locally owned and programmed station in the city. The studios are located at 2630 (Suite 500) South Broadway in Rochester, Minnesota. The station broadcasts from a transmitter site East of the city and plays an expansive variety of classic rock. Being a non-commercial station, KRPR presents brief underwriting messages produced by station personalities rather than commercials. KRPR is a member of AMPERS, The Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations. News segments World news headlines are provided and updated by Feature Story News. Local and regional news reports are provided by KIMT-TV. Sound quality KRPR uses a minimal amount of dynamic range compression combined with audiophile quality signal processing as well as no data compression to achieve its full fidelity sound. History KRPR began bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KAXE
KAXE (91.7 FM) is a community licensed public radio station serving Northern Minnesota communities, including Grand Rapids, Brainerd, Bemidji, Virginia, Chisholm and Hibbing. The station airs locally produced news, talk, and music programming. It is a member of Ampers, a group of Minnesota public radio stations not affiliated with Minnesota Public Radio. It is a member of National Public Radio, and the only full NPR member in the state that is not an MPR affiliate. In May 2005, the station moved into a new, larger studio space on the Mississippi River in Grand Rapids (previously, it had been based at Itasca Community College). There is an additional translator in Brainerd (K210DR 89.9 FM). In March 2012, KAXE added a sister station, KBXE. Licensed to Bagley, KBXE's studios are at 305 America Avenue NW in Bemidji. It broadcasts on a frequency of 90.5 and has a 50,000 watt transmitter. The broadcast tower is west of Bemidji, near Shevlin. KBXE is a fulltime satellite of KAXE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnesota Public Radio
Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) is a public radio network for the state of Minnesota. With its three services, KNOW-FM, News & Information, KSJN, YourClassical MPR and KCMP, The Current, MPR operates a 46-station regional radio network in the upper Midwest. MPR has won more than 875 journalism awards, including the Peabody Award, both the RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award and the Edward R. Murrow Award (CPB), Corporation for Public Broadcasting award of the same name, and the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Gold Baton Award. As of September 2011, MPR was tied with WNYC for most listener support for a public radio network, and had the highest level of recurring monthly donors of any public radio network in the nation. MPR also produces and distributes national public radio programming via American Public Media. History Minnesota Public Radio began on January 22, 1967, when KSJR-FM first signed on from the campus of College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University, Saint John's U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
