KCMP

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KCMP

Northfield, Minnesota
Broadcast area	Minneapolis-St. Paul
Frequency	89.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	89.3 The Current
Programming
Format	Public; AAA
Subchannels	HD2: Carbon Sound
Affiliations	MPR, NPR
Ownership
Owner	Minnesota Public Radio
Sister stations	KNOW KSJN
History
First air date	1968 (as WCAL-FM)
Former call signs	WCAL-FM (1968–2005)
Call sign meaning	The Current, Minnesota Public Radio
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	62162
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	234 m (768 ft)
Repeater(s)	KPCC-HD2 (Pasadena, California) KMSE (Rochester, Minnesota) KZIO (Duluth, Minnesota)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live! PLS
Website	thecurrent.org

KCMP (89.3 FM, 89.3 the Current) is a radio station owned by Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) that broadcasts an adult album alternative (AAA) music format including a significant rotation of songs by local artists. Licensed to Northfield, Minnesota, and covering the Minneapolis-St. Paul market, the station's studios are located at the MPR Broadcast Center on Cedar Street in downtown St. Paul, while its transmitter is located atop the Vermillion Highlands near Coates. The Current is also broadcast on stations in Rochester, Duluth-Superior, Pasadena-Los Angeles, translators around Minnesota, and online.

The Current, which has been broadcasting its AAA format since 2004, debuted after MPR purchased WCAL-FM, the radio station of St. Olaf College in Northfield, in 2004.^[2] St. Olaf had put WCAL-FM on the air in 1968 as an extension of WCAL, a part-time AM station established in 1922 and eventually shut down in 1991.