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Radio station in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

KTNF (950 AM, "AM 950") is a commercial radio station licensed to St. Louis Park, Minnesota, and serving the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. Branded "The Progressive Voice of Minnesota" the station airs a combination of locally produced, and nationally syndicated progressive talk programming. It is owned by Heartland Signal, LLC.

BrandingAM 950 KTNF, The Progressive Voice of Minnesota
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KTNF
Broadcast area
Minneapolis–Saint Paul
Frequency950 kHz
BrandingAM 950 KTNF, The Progressive Voice of Minnesota
Programming
FormatProgressive talk radio
AffiliationsAP Radio News
Ownership
OwnerHeartland Signal, LLC
History
First air date
May 13, 1958 (1958-05-13)
Former call signs
  • KRSI (1958–1986)
  • KJJO (1986–1989)
  • KZOW (1989–1990)
  • KJJO (1990–1995)
  • KSGS (1995–2001)
  • KDOW (2001)
  • KCCO (2001–2004)
  • KSNB (2004)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
57833
ClassB
Power1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
44°52′7.9″N 93°25′11.8″W
Links
Public license information
Websiteam950radio.com
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KTNF's studios and transmitter are located on Valley View Road in Eden Prairie. It operates with 1,000 watts 24 hours a day using a directional antenna, with a two-tower array by day and a three-tower pattern at night.

Syndicated shows heard on KTNF include The Stephanie Miller Show, The Thom Hartmann Program, Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman and The Morning Drive with Santita Jackson. Most hours begin with an update from AP Radio News.

History

The station signed on the air on May 13, 1958, as KRSI.[2] It was owned by Radio Suburbia and its studios were located in St. Louis Park. On July 1, 1962, it started an FM sister station at 104.1 MHz, which is now KZJK. In October 1972, the two stations moved to what is now the AM station's current studio and transmitter facility in Eden Prairie.[citation needed]

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