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myrna minx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 09:00 AM
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Air America lands new Twin Cities base
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MPN announced Friday that it is finalizing the purchase of Shakopee-based KSMM (1530), where its programming (including "O'Franken," Ed Schultz and Wendy Wyld's "The High Ground") will start broadcasting on May 24, according to co-founder Janet Robert.
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http://www.startribune.com/stories/389/4776261.html

Yipee!!!!!
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Wickerman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 09:02 AM
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1. Yeah!
I hope it reaches down to Rochester!
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SoFlaJet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 09:11 AM
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2. do do dodo do do dodododo do do
"Hail to the chief" music The spirit of Wellstone at work
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onehandle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 09:21 AM
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3. Blue States, please.
Edited on Mon May-17-04 09:23 AM by onehandle
How bout a 10 watt station in Crawford, Texas?

It can be set up for a few hundred bucks.

Broadcast for 2-5 miles.
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loftycity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 09:29 AM
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4. thanks Ms. Minx ! good news
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DBoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 09:41 AM
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5. I want Los Angeles back!
n/t
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goodhue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 01:11 PM
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6. woo hoo n/t
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indigo32 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 02:30 PM
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7. What about Randi Rhodes?
I'd love to listen on my drive home.
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mzmolly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-04 09:40 PM
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10. I wish they'd bring the entire AA lineup?
:shrug:
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Supormom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-18-04 10:18 AM
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8. So they're just trading stations?
"The seller? Starboard Media, the Catholic radio network which is assuming control of WMNN at the end of the month. Starboard's "Relevant Radio" programming currently airs on KSMM"
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keep_left Donating Member (158 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-18-04 01:04 PM
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9. It would appear so.
Edited on Tue May-18-04 01:06 PM by keep_left
See my previous posts in the thread on "1280-AM 'The Fascist'" about "Irrelevant Radio". They appear to be an Opus Dei front, or at least sympathizers. The people involved with Starboard have been at this a long time. They had a lame network a few years ago called "CatholicFamilyRadio" (nice Orwellian title) that had a spectacular crash and burn. They lost their shirts, but they're back, just like cockroaches.

I don't know why they're selling KSMM. I think they bought it from some Spanish-language broadcaster.
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LTR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-24-04 12:37 PM
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11. Here's some more detailed info
Courtesy of Northpine.com, a local broadcasting page:

http://www.northpine.com/broadcast/

MINNESOTA:
The liberal talk lineup assembled by the Minnesota Production Network will move from WMNN/1330 (Minneapolis) to KSMM/1530 (Shakopee) on May 24. MPN announced Friday that it has reached an agreement to purchase KSMM from Starboard Broadcasting. MPN had been leasing time on WMNN, which Starboard purchased from Minnesota Public Radio, and plans to use as a new home for its Catholic "Relevant Radio" network. MPN founder Janet Robert told the Pioneer Press that the planned lineup for KSMM includes MPN's Wendy Wilde from 9-11a, Al Franken from 11a-2p, and Ed Schultz from 2-5p. AM1530's signal reaches most of the Twin Cities metro during the daytime with an 8.6kW signal, but drops to just 10W at night. KSMM has an application to move its transmitter to Eden Prairie, using 9kW day and 900W night, which would provide a much stronger signal to the metro area. (5/15/2004, corrected applied KSMM transmitter site 5/16)

The Eden Prarie move would be a great idea.
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keep_left Donating Member (158 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-24-04 10:45 PM
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12. I just heard on the Wendy Wilde show today...
that MPN will be broadcasting on both 1530 and 740 AM, effective tomorrow. The 740 AM frequency was the main station for Starboard Network/"Irrelevant Radio", which as already mentioned is moving to 1330 AM. (Starboard was also simulcasting some of its shows from KSMM/1530, which was primarily a Spanish-language station). It's interesting that the Northpine site doesn't mention the change to 740 AM, just KSMM/1530. They've usually been on top of all the changes. It could be that the second frequency (740 AM) is something that has just been announced in the last 24 hours or so.
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myrna minx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-25-04 09:19 AM
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13. The 1530 signal is really weak for me.
I was unable to tune 740 in at all. I'm a bit disappointed. :-(
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mzmolly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-25-04 11:41 AM
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14. I can't seem to get it either, and I bought a special high powered radio?
:(
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