KNSI (1450 AM) is a commercial radio station in St. Cloud, Minnesota. It is owned by Leighton Broadcasting, which also owns KCLD-FM, KZPK and KCML. KNSI is also carried on HD Radio, via KZPK-HD2.

KNSI
Broadcast areaCentral Minnesota
Frequency1450 kHz
BrandingNewsTalk 1450 KNSI
Programming
FormatNews/Talk
AffiliationsFox News Radio
Compass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
Westwood One
Ownership
OwnerLeighton Broadcasting
KCLD-FM, KCML, KZPK, K277BS
History
First air date
1938; 86 years ago (1938)
Former call signs
  • KFAM (1938–1975)
  • KCLD (1975–1981)
  • KNSI (1981–1988)
  • KCLD (1988–1990)
Call sign meaning
News Sports Information
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID37002
ClassC
Power1,000 watts unlimited
Translator(s)99.3 K257GK (St. Cloud)
Repeater(s)98.9 KZPK-HD2 (Paynesville)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websiteknsiradio.com

History

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The station was first licensed in 1938 as KFAM on 1420 kHz. The call letters recalled an earlier St. Cloud station, WFAM, owned by the Times Publishing Company and the St. Cloud Daily Times, which had been first licensed in June 1922[2] and deleted in the summer of 1928.[3] In 1941, under the provisions of the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement, KFAM moved to its current frequency of 1450 kHz. In 1948 it was joined by a sister station, KFAM-FM[4] (now KCLD-FM). The two stations were sold to Alver Leighton in 1975.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KNSI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "New Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, July 1, 1922, page 3.
  3. ^ "Strike out all particulars of the following named stations", Radio Service Bulletin, July 31, 1928, page 18.
  4. ^ "KFAM-FM Is Launched; Duplicates KFAM Shows" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 8, 1948. p. 84. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
  5. ^ Lindblad, Sister Owen (October 1987). "On the Air: The 'Voice of Central Minnesota'" (PDF). Escape to the Minnesota Good Times. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
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Official website

45°32′21″N 94°10′05″W / 45.53917°N 94.16806°W / 45.53917; -94.16806