KZYS-LP
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Broadcast area | Saint Cloud, Minnesota Sauk Rapids, Minnesota |
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 105.1 MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Somali music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Hayaan, Inc. |
| History | |
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| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 194739 | |
| Class | L1 |
| ERP | 45 watts |
| HAAT | 44.4211 m (146 ft) |
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| Links | |
Public license information | Template:FCC Licensing and Management System facility |
| Website | Facebook page |
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KZYS-LP is a low-power broadcast radio station licensed to Saint Cloud, Minnesota, serving Saint Cloud and Sauk Rapids in Minnesota.[3] The station signed on the air in August 2015, from a tower shared with KVEX-LP on the campus of St. Cloud State University.[4]
The station airs an ethnic radio format, and occasionally has Islamic programming, the music is primarily the Music of Somalia. Because it only broadcasts with 45 watts, the station's coverage is generally limited to St. Cloud proper, roughly a seven mile radius.[5]
History
Work to put the station on air began in 2013. The station can be traced to a Somali immigrant, Ahmed Abdi, who immigrated to St. Cloud in the late 1990s. Abdi created a group which lead to the station's genesis.[6]
The community group St. Cloud Area Somali Salvation Organization worked with St. Cloud State University, particularly the campus-based KVSC, to construct the station. The creation of the station was partially aided by a state grant. The station existed online prior to taking to the air. The station airs mixed programming, with most being Somali language, but also some English-based programming as well.[7]
During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the station was used to assist the Somali population with information regarding the virus. The station was part of a task force focusing on providing resources to the underserved population where they would otherwise not be able to find it.[8]
KZYS-LP is one of two radio stations in Minnesota that broadcast programming catered to the Somali American population in the state. The other station is located in Minneapolis, known as KALY-LP on 101.7 MHz.
References
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- ^ St. Cloud MN FM Logs
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for KZYS-LP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KZYS Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."St. Cloud Area Radio Tower Locations and Info". www.ubstudios.com. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."St. Cloud, MN Radio Stations". Northpine.com. March 12, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KZYS 105.1 FM Somali Radio". St. Cloud Shines. February 8, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jon Collins (November 26, 2013). "Somali language radio station applies to take to the air in St. Cloud". Minnesota Public Radio.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sarah Kocher (April 24, 2020). "COVID-19 task force works to spread info, not virus, among Somali community". St. Cloud Times.
External links
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