KMSU
KMSU (89.7 FM, "The Maverick") is a public radio station operated by Minnesota State University in Mankato, Minnesota that carries a mixed news, talk, and music format. A repeater station, KMSK (91.3 FM), serves the city of Austin. A translator station, K220AQ (91.9 FM), serves the city of Fairmont, and another, K220AR (also on 91.9 FM), serves the city of Albert Lea. It is part of Minnesota's Independent Public Radio network.
History
In 1939, KMSU began as an educational broadcasting program called the Radio Workshop for communications students at what was then Mankato State Teachers College. Until 1959 radio shows were broadcast using the KYSM facilities. Subsequently the college purchased their own broadcasting equipment and began a new independent radio station with programming centered around the Mankato, Minnesota area and the university.
Current Programming
James Gullickson is the station manager, program director, and the host of Southern Minnesota Mid Day. Karen Wright is the operations director, and the host of Minnesota Morning. KMSU has a variety of shows including a Saturday night show called The Five Count is the most popular show on the station. The station also features a late-night avant-garde electronic music program titled True Punks Do Electro. The show is hosted by various and anonymous DJs from the Mankato area. News programming that airs daily on the station,The Southern Minnesota News Project, is put together by students from the Journalism program at the University. KMSU also produces other programs such as Shuffle Function and Blues Before Monday.
KMSU (Minot)
KMSU is a Student television station in Minot, North Dakota operated by the Minot State University broadcasting department. KMSU airs semi-regular locally produced broadcasts, as well as repeats of the University of North Dakota's Studio One. KMSU also holds an annual fundraising auction. KMSU is available on channel 19 on the Midcontinent Communications cable system in Glenburn, Minot, and Minot Air Force Base. The station can now be heard online at the live streaming link on the KMSU website. The address is http://www.minotstateu.edu/kmsu
