*''See also KFAN Sports Radio Network KFSP (1230 AM) is a

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licensed to

Mankato, Minnesota Mankato ( ) is a city in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, Blue Earth, Nicollet County, Minnesota, Nicollet, and Le Sueur County, Minnesota, Le Sueur counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is the county seat of Blue Earth County, Minnesota. The ...

and serving the greater Mankato area and the Minnesota River Valley with a

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format. The station is an affiliate of the regional KFAN Sports Radio Network and

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. Founded in 1938 as KYSM, KFSP is the oldest radio station in Mankato. The station is owned by Linder Radio Group. It was formerly owned by

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, 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. Linder currently owns KDOG, KTOE, KXAC,

KATO-FM KATO-FM (93.1 MHz) is a radio station in Mankato ( licensed to New Ulm) and serving the Minnesota River Valley. The station airs a classic hits radio format. KATO is owned by Linder Radio Group. History This station was originally KNUJ-FM, ...

and KXLP in the Mankato market. KYSM was a Top 40 station in the 1960s, full service MOR station during the 1970s and 1980s. The station aired a satellite-fed

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format until 1995, when it flipped to a satellite-fed

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format.

References

External links

1230 The Fan official website
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