KMSU

For the North Dakota cablecaster see KMSU (Minot).

KMSU

City of license	Mankato, Minnesota
Branding	"The Maverick"
Frequency	89.7 FM (MHz)
Format	Public radio
ERP	17,000 watts
HAAT	133 meters
Class	C2
Callsign meaning	K Minnesota State University
Former callsigns	KMSC
Affiliations	Independent Public Radio
Owner	Minnesota State University, Mankato
Webcast	listen live
Website	KMSU Radio

KMSU (89.7 FM, "The Maverick") is a public radio station operated by Minnesota State University 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 university's athletic team name.

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 be the most popular show on the station. 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. News programming that airs daily on the station,The Southern Minnesota News Project, is put together by journalism students at the connected University, Minnesota State Mankato.

One of the station's most popular programs is Shuffle Function, broadcast Monday through Friday from 6:00 to 8:00 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.

KMSU is also widely known for the blues programming provided by volunteer radio host, Mark Halverson, who plays a variety of music provided by blues musicians from across the world. Mark began broadcasting the original "Blues Before Monday" show (Sunday, 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.) in the early 80's; his current co-host for this program is "Maverick Slim", otherwise known as Gary Campbell. "Marky Maverick" also produces KMSU's "Noon Blues Break" Monday through Friday and he began "Blue Monday" (Monday, 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.) in 1998.

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Radio stations in the Mankato–New Ulm–St. Peter, Minnesota market

By FM frequency	88.3 89.7 90.5 91.5 93.1 93.5 94.1 95.3 95.7 96.7 99.1 100.5 100.9 101.7 102.7 103.5 104.5 105.1 105.5 105.9 106.5 107.1 107.3 107.5

By AM frequency	860 1230 1310 1420

By callsign	K228XN K237ET K269EC K274AL K286AW K296ER KATO-FM KBGY KDOG KEEZ-FM KFMC-FM KFSP KGAC KGLB KHRS KJLY KJTS KMKO-FM KMSU KNGA KNUJ KNUJ-FM KOWZ-FM KRBI-FM KTOE KXAC KXLP KYSM-FM

Minnesota radio markets Duluth–Superior Grand Forks, ND La Crosse, WI Mankato–New Ulm–St. Peter Minneapolis–St. Paul Moorhead–Fargo Rochester St. Cloud Other Minnesota radio regions Alexandria Austin–Albert Lea Bemidji Brainerd Fergus Falls–Detroit Lakes International Falls Iron Range Sioux Falls, SD Worthington–Marshall Willmar See also List of radio stations in Minnesota

Radio stations in the Austin–Albert Lea, Minnesota market area

By FM frequency	88.5 90.1 91.3 91.9 94.9 96.1 98.3 98.7 99.9 102.7 103.3 103.9 105.3 106.9 107.7

By AM frequency	970 1450 1480

By callsign	K220AR K252DM K277AD K280EB K280EF K299AL KATE KAUS KAUS-FM KCPI KDBC KMSK KNSE KQAQ KQPR KROC-FM KSMA-FM KYBA KYTC

Minnesota radio markets Duluth–Superior Grand Forks, ND La Crosse, WI Mankato–New Ulm–St. Peter Minneapolis–St. Paul Moorhead–Fargo Rochester St. Cloud Other Minnesota radio regions Alexandria Austin–Albert Lea Bemidji Brainerd Fergus Falls–Detroit Lakes International Falls Iron Range Sioux Falls, SD Worthington–Marshall Willmar See also List of radio stations in Minnesota

Minnesota college radio stations

KBSB (Bemidji State University) WMCN (Macalester College) KUOM (University of Minnesota) KUMD (University of Minnesota-Duluth) KUMM (University of Minnesota-Morris) KMSU/KMSK (Minnesota State University-Mankato) KSRQ (Northland Comm. & Tech. Coll.) KVEX-LP (St. Cloud State University) KVSC (St. Cloud State University) KJNB (Saint John's University) KSMR (St. Mary's University of Minnesota) KSTO (St. Olaf College) KRLX (Carleton College) KQAL (Winona State University)

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Minnesota

NPR Member Stations in the state of Minnesota

Minnesota Public Radio News & Information Stations	Appleton KNCM Austin KNSE Bemidji KNBJ Brainerd KBPN Buhl WIRN Duluth WSCN Fergus Falls KNWF Grand Marais WLSN Hinckley WINH International Falls KITF La Crescent KXLC Minneapolis-St. Paul KNOW-FM Moorhead KCCD Rochester KZSE Roseau KRXW St. Cloud / Collegeville KNSR St. Peter KNGA Thief River Falls KNTN Virginia-Hibbing WIRN Worthington KNSW

Minnesota Public Radio Classical Music Stations	Appleton KRSU Bemidji KCRB-FM Brainerd KBPR Duluth WSCD-FM Fergus Falls KCMF Grand Marais WMLS Hinckley WGRH Moorhead KCCM Minneapolis-St. Paul KSJN Rochester KLSE St. Cloud / Collegeville KSJR-FM St. Peter KGAC Thief River Falls KQMN Virginia-Hibbing WIRR Worthington KRSW

Minnesota Public Radio The Current Stations	Minneapolis-St. Paul KCMP Rochester KMSE

Other stations (IPR)	Duluth KUMD-FM Grand Marais WTIP Grand Rapids KAXE Mankato KMSU Minneapolis KBEM-FM

See also List of NPR stations

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Minnesota

Coordinates: 44°08′31″N 94°00′07″W / 44.142°N 94.002°W / 44.142; -94.002