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'''KMSP TV Tower''' is a 446.8 [[meter]] (1466 [[foot (unit of length)|feet]]) high guy-wired aerial mast for the transmission of [[FM radio]] and [[television]] programs in [[Shoreview, Minnesota]] at {{coor dms|45|03|30|N|93|07|28|W|}}. The structure was apparently the tallest in [[Minnesota]] until the construction of the [[KPXM Tower]] in | '''KMSP TV Tower''' is a 446.8 [[meter]] (1466 [[foot (unit of length)|feet]]) high guy-wired aerial mast for the transmission of [[FM radio]] and [[television]] programs in [[Shoreview, Minnesota]] at {{coor dms|45|03|30|N|93|07|28|W|}}. The structure was apparently the tallest in [[Minnesota]] until the construction of the [[KPXM Tower]] in 1997. | ||
The tower, which was built in | The tower, which was built in 1971, is owned by [[KMSP-TV|KMSP]] channel 9 of [[Eden Prairie, Minnesota]] but is shared by several area broadcasters. [[WFTC]] channel 29 (KMSP's sister station) and the [[Twin Cities Public Television]] stations, KTCA 2 and KTCI 17. Several [[FM band|FM]] stations are also on the tower: [[KQRS]] 92.5, [[KXXR]] 93.7 ("93X"), [[KTCZ]] 97.1 ("Cities 97"), [[KTIS]] 98.5, [[KSJN]] 99.5, [[KTLK-FM|KTLK]] 100.3, [[KDWB]] 101.3, [[KEEY]] 102.1 ("K102"), [[WLTE]] 102.9 ("Lite FM"), and [[KZJK]] 104.1 ("Jack FM"). The [[National Weather Service]] in [[Chanhassen, Minnesota]] also uses the tower to transmit [[NOAA Weather Radio]] broadcasts on 162.550 [[MHz]] (Call Letters: KEC-65). | ||
In | In 2001, a painter working on the tower was killed when he fell partway down the structure. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 15:40, 16 August 2006
KMSP TV Tower is a 446.8 meter (1466 feet) high guy-wired aerial mast for the transmission of FM radio and television programs in Shoreview, Minnesota at Template:Coor dms. The structure was apparently the tallest in Minnesota until the construction of the KPXM Tower in 1997.
The tower, which was built in 1971, is owned by KMSP channel 9 of Eden Prairie, Minnesota but is shared by several area broadcasters. WFTC channel 29 (KMSP's sister station) and the Twin Cities Public Television stations, KTCA 2 and KTCI 17. Several FM stations are also on the tower: KQRS 92.5, KXXR 93.7 ("93X"), KTCZ 97.1 ("Cities 97"), KTIS 98.5, KSJN 99.5, KTLK 100.3, KDWB 101.3, KEEY 102.1 ("K102"), WLTE 102.9 ("Lite FM"), and KZJK 104.1 ("Jack FM"). The National Weather Service in Chanhassen, Minnesota also uses the tower to transmit NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts on 162.550 MHz (Call Letters: KEC-65).
In 2001, a painter working on the tower was killed when he fell partway down the structure.
See also
- Telefarm Towers Shoreview — another major broadcasting installation nearby
- List of masts