KMSP Tower

The KMSP Tower is a high aerial guyed mast used for the transmission of FM radio and over-the-air television in Shoreview, Minnesota. The structure was apparently the tallest in Minnesota until the construction of the KPXM Tower in 1997.^[1]

TypeTV & Radio transmission tower

LocationShoreview, Ramsey County, Minnesota, U.S.

Coordinates45°3′30″N 93°7′28″W

OwnerFox Television Stations, LLC

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KMSP Tower
The tower in 2024
Location within Minnesota
General information
Type	TV & Radio transmission tower
Location	Shoreview, Ramsey County, Minnesota, U.S.
Coordinates	45°3′30″N 93°7′28″W
Owner	Fox Television Stations, LLC
Height
Height	1,466 feet (447 m)

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The tower, which was built in 1971, is owned by KMSP-TV ("Fox 9") parent Fox Television Stations but is shared by several area broadcasters; sister station WFTC ("Fox 9+") and the Twin Cities Public Television stations, KTCA and KTCI. 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 ("MPR Classical"), KFXN-FM 100.3 ("KFAN"), KDWB 101.3, KEEY 102.1 ("K102"), KMNB 102.9 ("102.9 The Wolf"), and KZJK 104.1 ("Jack FM").^[2]

In 2001, a painter working on the tower died from asphyxia upon falling 500 feet down the structure.^[3]

In April 2022, the tower underwent upgrades to increase KMSP-TV's effective radiated power from 30 kW to 36.2 kW, improving signal strength and expanding coverage.^[4]