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'''KMSP TV Tower''' is a 446.8 [[meter]] (1466 [[foot ( | '''KMSP TV Tower''' is a 446.8 [[meter]] (1466 [[foot (length)|feet]]) high guy-wired aerial mast for the transmission of [[FM radio]] and [[television]] programs in [[Shoreview, Minnesota]] at {{coord|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 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-FM]] 92.5("KQ92"), [[KXXR]] 93.7 ("93X"), [[KTCZ]] 97.1 ("Cities 97"), [[KTIS-FM]] 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 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-FM]] 92.5("KQ92"), [[KXXR]] 93.7 ("93X"), [[KTCZ]] 97.1 ("Cities 97"), [[KTIS-FM]] 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"). | ||
Revision as of 21:20, 29 December 2008
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 . 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-FM 92.5("KQ92"), KXXR 93.7 ("93X"), KTCZ 97.1 ("Cities 97"), KTIS-FM 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").
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