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Broadcast area | Minneapolis–Saint Paul |
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Frequency | 97.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | Cities 97.1 |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Modern AC |
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Ownership | |
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History | |
First air date | January 1947 (as WTCN-FM) |
Former call signs | WTCN-FM (1947–1954) KWFM (1954–1969) KTCR-FM (1969–1984) |
Call sign meaning | Twin Cities |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 10142 |
Class | C |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 315 m (1,033 ft) |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Analog/HD1: Listen Live HD3: Hot 102.5 Listen Live |
Website | Analog/HD1: cities971.iheart.com HD3: hot1025.iheart.com |
KTCZ-FM (97.1 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota and serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul radio market and Western Wisconsin. KTCZ airs a hybrid modern adult contemporary radio format.[2] The station is owned and operated by iHeartMedia and has studios and offices on Utica Avenue South in St. Louis Park.
KTCZ's transmitter is located on the KMSP Tower located off Ramby Avenue near Interstate 694 in Shoreview.[3][4] KTCZ broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format. The HD2 subchannel carries contemporary Christian music from the K-Love network, and feeds four FM translator stations, while the HD3 subchannel carries an urban contemporary format known as "Hot 102.5", and feeds FM translator K273BH (102.5 FM).
KTCZ has an auxiliary transmitter with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 40,000 watts located at the IDS Center in Downtown Minneapolis.