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Linder Radio Group is a media company based in
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 ...
, USA. It owns and operates 19
radio station
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s in southern
Minnesota
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. The company is owned by the family of John Linder.
The Linder Radio Group also owns and operates the Linder Farm Network, typically referred to simply as LFN, a
radio news
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network in the
U.S. state
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of
Minnesota
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Fairmont, Minnesota
Fairmont is a city in and the county seat of Martin County, Minnesota, Martin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 10,487 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census.
History
Fairmont was platted in 1857. The city was so name ...
Country
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Hot AC
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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 ...
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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, ...
Classic rock
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KFSP
*''See also KFAN (AM)#The FAN Sports Radio Network, KFAN Sports Radio Network
KFSP (1230 AM broadcasting, AM) is a radio station licensed to Mankato, Minnesota and serving the greater Mankato area and the Minnesota River Valley with a sports rad ...
1230/103.1 "The Fan Mankato" (
Sports
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News/talk
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Marshall, Minnesota
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People
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* Karl of Austria, last Austrian Emperor
* Karl (footballer) (born 1993), Karl Cac ...
105.1 (
Country
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Sports
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News/talk
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New Ulm, Minnesota
New Ulm ( ) is a city and the county seat of Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 14,120 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is located on the triangle of land formed by the confluence of the Minnesota River a ...
Minnesota
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Country
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Sports
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Rochester, Minnesota
Rochester is a city in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States, and its county seat. It is located along rolling bluffs on the Zumbro River's south fork in Southeast Minnesota. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a popul ...