KTOE (1420
AM) is a
radio station
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licensed to
Mankato, Minnesota
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and serving the Mankato area and the Minnesota River Valley. The 1420 AM frequency went on the air in 1950, airing a
news/talk
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format. The station simulcasts via one
FM translator
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on 98.7 FM. 102.7 FM use to transmit KTOE but switched to a simulcast of
KXAC 100.5 on July 2, 2023. Both stations are licensed to Mankato.
The station is operated by
Linder Radio Group a.k.a. Subarctic Medial LLC.
KTOE aired a
full service AC format during the 1980s and was once an affiliate of
American Top 40
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.
External links
KTOE
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Radio stations in Minnesota
Mankato, Minnesota
Radio stations established in 1950
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