| City of license | St. Paul, Minnesota |
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| Broadcast area | Minneapolis-St. Paul |
| Branding | KS95 |
| Slogan | "Variety...90's, 2K and Today!!" |
| Frequency | 94.5 FM (MHz) |
| First air date | November 1, 1965 |
| Format | Commercial; Hot AC |
| ERP | 95,000 watts |
| HAAT | 372 meters |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 35642 |
| Callsign meaning | KSTP = KS95 inherited from KSTP |
| Owner | Hubbard Broadcasting |
| Sister stations | KSTC-TV, KSTP, KSTP-TV, KTMY, WIXK |
| Webcast | Listen Live! |
| Website | ks95.com |
KSTP-FM (94.5 FM) is a radio station serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota area. It is one of the flagship stations of Hubbard Broadcasting, which also owns several other TV and radio stations across the United States, along with other properties. They have long been known on-air as "KS95".
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Twin Cities stations were experimenting with frequency-modulated transmissions in the late 1930s. KSTP engineers had started running W9XUP at 29.95 MHz by 1938. This "ultra-short-wave" station continued regular broadcasts until at least 1944. Other Twin Cities stations also experimented with FM, but not as extensively. WCCO operated a low-power station, but it apparently went off the air quickly. WTCN's FM transmission stayed around longer, but remained intermittent.
Hubbard launched KSTP-FM originally at 102.1 FM in 1947. The station shut down in 1952 and the license was cancelled[1], but it was re-established in 1965 on its present day 94.5 FM frequency.
The station occasionally simulcast its AM sister's MOR format, and aired a beautiful music format until 1977. That year, KSTP-FM switched to soft rock as "KS95", later evolving into adult contemporary and their current Hot AC format.
The station dropped 1980s music in July 2010 and imaging was changed from "80s, 90s and Today" to "90s, 2K and today."
KSTP-FM served the radio flagship for the Minnesota Vikings from 1985-1987.
The station's studios are located on University Avenue at the western edge of St. Paul, just a few steps away from neighboring Minneapolis. There is a large transmitter tower behind the station, though it is not directly used for broadcasts today. Instead, the station broadcasts from the Telefarm paired tower setup in Shoreview (shared with KSTP-TV, WCCO-TV, KARE, and WUCW).
KSTP-FM has also won numerous Marconi and Crystal Awards from the National Association of Broadcasters, noting the station's dominance in its format and dedication to community service.
The station was one of 10 stations awarded the 2007 Crystal Radio Award for public service awarded by the National Association of Broadcasters.[2] Winners were honored at the Radio Luncheon on April 17, 2007, during the NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In March 2008 along with a new website KS95 launched Club95, a social networking site for both the listeners and the on-air personalities.
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