WMIN
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 1010 kHz |
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| Branding | Uptown 1010 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Oldies / Classic Hits |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio |
| Ownership | |
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| WBHR, WHMH-FM, WXYG, WVAL | |
| History | |
First air date | 2008 |
Former call signs | WPPI (2005–2008) |
Call sign meaning | MINnesota |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 161428 | |
| Class | B |
| Power | 2,500 watts day 230 watts night |
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| [[Broadcast relay station|TranslatorTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 101.1 W266DT (Sauk Rapids) |
| [[Repeater|RepeaterTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 101.7 WHMH-HD4 (Sauk Rapids) |
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| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
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WMIN (1010 AM, "Uptown 1010") is a radio station licensed to serve Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, United States. The station is part of the Tri-County Broadcasting group and the broadcast license is held by the Herbert M. Hoppe Revocable Trust.
Programming
Initially, WMIN broadcast an adult standards / big band music format that was referred to by the tag "Ring-A-Ding Radio" starting in 2009.[2] On April 14, 2026, WMIN slightly adjusted to an classic hits-adjacent format focusing on oldies. The station also airs "Jukebox Saturday Night," a program that highlights golden oldies from the '50s and '60s. Network news comes from Fox News Radio.
History
The station received its original construction permit in 2005 under the call sign WPPI.[3] It officially adopted the heritage WMIN call letters on December 2, 2008, a call sign previously famous in the Twin Cities market.[4] As WPPI the station temporarily carried a modern rock format that had aired on a subcarrier of sister station of WHMH 101.7.
The station is owned and operated by Tri-County Broadcasting (licensed under the Herbert M. Hoppe Revocable Trust).[5] WMIN is part of a rare engineering feat in American broadcasting known as the "Quadplex." The station shares a single seven-tower transmitter site in Sauk Rapids with three other AM signals: WVAL (800 kHz), WBHR (660 kHz), and WXYG (540 kHz). This "quadplexing" system allows four separate stations to operate using the same physical towers, a process that requires complex filtering and reject-reject circuitry to prevent the signals from interfering with one another. Each of the four stations at the site utilizes a directional antenna pattern, resulting in eight different signal patterns emanating from the towers over a 24-hour period.[6][7][8]
In late 2021, the FCC granted WMIN a construction permit to modify its signal from 1.7 kW daytime power to 2.5 kW.[9]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for WMIN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Application Search Details (BNP-20040130BAB)". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Call Sign History for Facility ID 161428". REC Networks. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WMIN AM 1010 Public Inspection File". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fybush, Scott (December 19, 2014). "Site of the Week 12/19/2014: St. Cloud MN". Fybush.com. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Four AM Stations on One Site". M. W. Persons & Associates. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The St. Cloud Radio Market". Ubstudios. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."FCC Monitor: Changes for St. Cloud". NorthPine: Upper Midwest Broadcasting. December 19, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
External links
- WMIN official website
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- WMIN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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- W266DT at FCCdata.org
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