KXAC (100.5 FM, "Minnesota 100") is a

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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 ...

, United States, serving south central Minnesota with a

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format. The station is

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to St. James and serves the

Mankato Mankato ( ) is a city in Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is the county seat of Blue Earth County, Minnesota. The population was 44,488 at the 2020 census, making it the 21st-largest city in Mi ...

area and the Minnesota River Valley. The station is owned by

Linder Radio Group {{unreferenced, date=November 2021 Linder Radio Group is a media company based in Mankato, Minnesota, USA. It owns and operates 19 radio stations in southern Minnesota. The company is owned by the family of John Linder. The Linder Radio Group also ...

History

The station went on the air in 1991, playing soft

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music and later switching to an oldies format in April 2001. KXAC eventually shifted to classic hits as "Classic Hits 100.5 KXAC", dropping the former "Oldies 100.5" brand. On November 21, 2018, at 10 a.m., KXAC dropped its classic hits format and began stunting with Christmas music as "100.5 The Christmas Igloo", with a new format to launch after the holidays. On December 26, KXAC relaunched its classic hits format, rebranding as "Magic 100.5". On September 2, 2022, KXAC dropped its classic hits format and adopted sister station

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, ...

’s country format as ''Minnesota 100''; KATO would flip to a classic hits format skewed towards the 1980s and ’90s. In July 2023, KXAC added a simulcast on Mankato translator 102.7 K274AL for a clearer signal in the city. K274AL formerly rebroadcast sister station

KTOE KTOE (1420 AM) is a radio station licensed to Mankato, Minnesota and serving the Mankato area and the Minnesota River Valley. The 1420 AM frequency went on the air in 1950, airing a news/talk format. The station simulcasts via one FM translator ...

; that station has since added an FM translator on K254DT (98.7 FM).

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* Radio stations in Minnesota Country radio stations in the United States {{Minnesota-radio-station-stub