 | This article needs to be updated. (December 2021) |
| KMSP Tower | |
|---|---|
 The tower for several local TV and FM radio stations in the Twin Cities. | |
  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 / 45.05833°N 93.12444°W |
| Owner | Fox Television Stations, LLC |
| Height | 1,466 feet (447 m) |
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]
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]
- ^ Sturdevant, Andy (March 17, 2016). "Sure, Shoreview has trees — but it's the three giant towers that command attention". Minnpost. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
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- ^ "Worker dies on TV tower in Shoreview". Brainerd Dispatch. Retrieved February 7, 2018.