KSJR-FM
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Broadcast area | St. Cloud, Minnesota |
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 90.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | YourClassical MPR |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public radio, Classical music |
| Affiliations | Minnesota Public Radio NPR American Public Media |
| Ownership | |
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| KNSR | |
| History | |
First air date | January 22, 1967 |
Call sign meaning | Saint John's Radio |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| 42955 | |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 258 meters (846 ft) |
| [[Broadcast relay station|TranslatorTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 90.9 K215BL (Alexandria) 103.9 K280ET (Olivia) |
| Links | |
Public license information | Template:FCC Licensing and Management System facility |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | Classical Minnesota Public Radio |
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KSJR-FM (90.1 MHz) is a radio station licensed to Collegeville, Minnesota, and serving the St. Cloud area. The station is owned by Minnesota Public Radio (MPR), and airs MPR's "Classical Music Network", originating from the Twin Cities. The station has inserts at least once an hour for local underwriting and weather. KSJR operates as a Class C1 station with 100,000 watts from a tower north of Richmond, Minnesota, serving the St. Cloud region and central Minnesota.[2]
KSJR was the birthplace of Minnesota Public Radio. It signed on from the campus of Saint John's University on January 22, 1967. The first studios were constructed on the third floor of Wimmer Hall on the Saint John's campus, in a space that had previously served as a museum and library. The first official programming was a pre-recorded concert by the Cleveland Orchestra.[3][4] It soon became apparent that the station needed to reach the Twin Cities, an hour southeast, to survive, as the St. Cloud/Stearns County area was not large enough for the station to be viable. KSJR tripled its power in hopes of reaching the Twin Cities market. Even then, it barely covered Minneapolis and missed St. Paul. The station's general manager, Bill Kling, then persuaded Saint John's to sign on a repeater for the Twin Cities, KSJN. But by 1969, the operation was still awash in debt, so Saint John's transferred the stations to a nonprofit corporation that evolved into Minnesota Public Radio.[5][6]
MPR moved its headquarters to St. Paul in 1971, and KSJR eventually reduced its power to normal levels as KSJN became the flagship station. In 1988 it became an all-classical station, with news and talk moving to KNSR at 88.9. MPR still maintains office and studio space on the St. John's campus.
The station served as the career launchpad for several major figures in public broadcasting. Garrison Keillor was hired as a morning classical music announcer for KSJR in 1969, and Michael Barone was appointed music director the same year.
- See also Minnesota Public Radio
Translators
KSJR-FM is relayed by two additional translator stations.
References
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for KSJR-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."St. Cloud Area Radio Tower Locations". Ubstudios. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."40th Anniversary History". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Saint John's University and Minnesota Public Radio". CSB/SJU Archives. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
- ^ Founding Minnesota Public Radio — Saint John's of Collegeville
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."MPR at 50: Looking back at Minnesota's past". MPR News. January 22, 2017.
External links
- KSJR-FM page at Minnesota Public Radio
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- KSJR-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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