KMSU

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For the North Dakota cablecaster see KMSU (Minot).

KMSU (89.7 FM, "The Maverick") is a public radio station operated by Minnesota State University, Mankato 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. The "Maverick" moniker comes from the Mankato State athletic team name.

One of the station's most popular programs is Shuffle Function, broadcast Monday through Friday from 6 to 8 a.m. Central. (A primetime version, Shuffle Function Unbound, airs Thursdays from 6 to 7 p.m. Central.) The show is hosted by music geeks Shyboy Tim and Shelley.

James "Gully" Gullickson is the station manager, program director, and the host of 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 which seems to have a growing audience. 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.

[edit] External links

• KMSU Radio
• Shuffle Function
• True Punks Do Electro
• The Downshift
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KMSU
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KMSK
• Query the FCC's FM station database for K220AQ
• Query the FCC's FM station database for K220AR