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KNSI (1450 AM) is a commercial radio station in St. Cloud, Minnesota. It is owned by Leighton Broadcasting, which also owns KCLD-FM, KZPK and KCML. KNSI is also carried on HD Radio, via KZPK-HD2.
Key Information
History
[edit]The station was first licensed on December 20, 1937,[2] and went on the air in June 4, 1938 as KFAM on 1420 kHz for a 2-day preview.[3][4] Regular programming began on June 6.[5] The call letters recalled an earlier St. Cloud station, WFAM, owned by the Times Publishing Company and the St. Cloud Daily Times, which had been first licensed in June 1922[6] and deleted in the summer of 1928.[7] In 1941, under the provisions of the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement, KFAM moved to its current frequency of 1450 kHz. On September 1948, it was joined by a sister station, KFAM-FM (now KCLD-FM).[8] The two stations were later sold to Alver Leighton in September 1975 and changed its call letters to KCLD.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KNSI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Construction Permit Granted For St. Cloud's Radio Station, KFAM to Operate Next Spring". The St. Cloud Daily Times and The Daily Journal-Press. St. Cloud, Minnesota. June 3, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Central Minnesota to Give Welcome to KFAM, in Two Day Preview Program Here". The St. Cloud Daily Times and The Daily Journal-Press. St. Cloud, Minnesota. December 21, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "200,000 Listeners Welcome KFAM to Radio Channels". The St. Cloud Daily Times and The Daily Journal-Press. St. Cloud, Minnesota. June 4, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "KFAM advertisement". The St. Cloud Daily Times and The Daily Journal-Press. St. Cloud, Minnesota. June 3, 1938. p. 13. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, July 1, 1922, page 3.
- ^ "Strike out all particulars of the following named stations", Radio Service Bulletin, July 31, 1928, page 18.
- ^ "KFAM-FM On Air". The St. Cloud Daily Times. St. Cloud, Minnesota. September 14, 1948. p. 13. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Monn, Bill (September 15, 1975). "License transfer effective today: KFAM to become KCLD". The St. Cloud Daily Times. St. Cloud, Minnesota. p. 13. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 37002 (KNSI) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KNSI in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 200117 (K257GK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K257GK at FCCdata.org