Radio stations in Minneapolis, MN

IDS Center

Coordinates: 44°58'34" N, 93°16'18" W ; Ground Elevation AMSL: 854 ft (260.3 m), Antenna Height: 886 ft (270.1 m)
The IDS Center (80 S 8th St) is the tallest building in the state of Minnesota since its opening in 1974. A number of major FM radio stations who formerly broadcast from the site now use the IDS as a backup in case their primary location in Shoreview, Minnesota were to fail. In 2009 the equipment was removed and digital towers were added for the national digital switch. Some television broadcasters using the tower include Univision affiliate WUMN-LP and K43HB, which broadcasts HSN programming, while the area's major television stations use it for their STL towers and microwave relays to Shoreview and their individual studios and live trucks. The roof of the IDS Center is also home to the W0IDS UHF Amateur radio repeater, one of the widest coverage repeaters in the Midwest.



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KSTP-TV Tower

Coordinates: 44°58'09" N, 93°12'28" W ; Ground Elevation AMSL: 900 ft (274.3 m), Antenna Height: 594 ft (181 m)
The tower for Channel 5, the first television station in the Upper Midwest, was built in 1948 precisely on the Minneapolis-St. Paul boundary, at 3415 University Avenue. The large tripod transmitting tower behind the station has one leg in each city, with the third leg precisely on the city and county line. This facility was the original KSTP-TV transmitter site, and now it is primarily used to relay the station's signal to the Telefarm paired tower setup in Shoreview. The transmitter antenna for KEC65, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Twin Cities area is also located on the tower. The building houses Hubbard Broadcasting's offices, KSTP-TV (ABC Ch. 5), KSTC-TV (Ch. 45), KSTP-AM/FM and KTMY-FM studios.

Shoreview, Telefarm Broadcasting Towers

Coordinates: 45°03'44" N, 93°08'22" W ; Ground Elevation AMSL: 997 ft (304 m), Antenna Height: 1436 ft (437.7 m) & 1438 ft (438.3 m)
Telefarm Towers Shoreview is a transmission site for FM radio and television broadcasting in Shoreview, Minnesota consisting of two guyed towers. The towers are owned by Telefarm, Inc. and are used for analog and digital television broadcasts of WCCO-TV (CBS Ch. 4), KSTP-TV (ABC Ch. 5), KARE-TV (NBC Ch. 11), WUCW-TV (CW Ch. 23) and KSTC-TV (Ch. 45), plus the transmission of radio stations KNOW-FM (91.1 MHz), KSTP-FM (94.5 MHz) and KTMY-FM (107.1 MHz).



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Shoreview, KMSP-TV Tower

Coordinates: 45°03'29" N, 93°07'31" W ; Ground Elevation AMSL: 909 ft (277 m), Antenna Height: 1466 ft (446.8 m)
KMSP-TV Tower is a guy-wired aerial mast for the transmission of FM radio and television programs in Shoreview, Minnesota. The tower, which was built in 1971, is owned by KMSP-TV (Fox Channel 9), but is shared by several area broadcasters: WFTC-TV (MyTV Channel 29) and the Twin Cities Public Television stations - KTCA-TV (Channel 2) and KTCI-TV (Channel 17). Several FM stations are also on the tower: KQRS 92.5, KXXR 93.7, KTCZ 97.1, KTIS 98.5, KSJN 99.5, KFXN 100.3, KDWB 101.3, KEEY 102.1, KMNB 102.9, and KZJK 104.1.



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