KCMP

KCMP
KCMP bumper sticker
Broadcast areaMinneapolis-St. Paul
Frequency89.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding89.3 The Current
Programming
FormatPublic; AAA
SubchannelsHD2: Carbon Sound
AffiliationsMPR, NPR
Ownership
OwnerMinnesota Public Radio
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 ID62162
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT234 m (768 ft)
Repeater(s)KPCC-HD2 (Pasadena, California)
KMSE (Rochester, Minnesota)
KZIO (Duluth, Minnesota)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live! PLS
Websitethecurrent.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.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KCMP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Gage, Amy. "St. Olaf College reaches agreement to sell WCAL to Minnesota Public Radio". St. Olaf College News.