KEEY-FM
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| History | |
|---|---|
First air date | October 1, 1967 (as WMIN-FM) |
Former call signs | WMIN-FM (1967-1968) |
Call sign meaning | Key (used with previous format) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 59967 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 315 m (1,033 ft) |
| Translator(s) | HD3: 106.7 K294AM (West St. Paul) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | k102.iheart.com |
KEEY-FM (102.1
KEEY-FM has an
History
KSTP-FM
The 102.1 FM frequency was originally home to
WMIN-FM
The owners of WMIN (1400 AM) relaunched the station on October 1, 1967. It originally had the WMIN-FM call sign and it simulcast the AM station. It became KEEY ("Key") in 1968, ending the simulcast.
The FM station programmed
K102
In 1971, KEEY-FM switched to
KEEY-FM and WDGY switched to the current country music format in late 1982 as "K102." KEEY-FM quickly became a dominant force in the market. In 2000, the station was acquired by AMFM, Inc., a forerunner of today's
Awards
K102 was named "Major Market Station of the Year" by the Country Music Association in 2005 while being programmed by Gregg Swedberg. In 2010, K102 was the Academy Of Country Music's "Major Market Station of the Year." In 2012, The K102 Wake-up Crew with Donna and Muss won the CMA award in the "Major Market Personalities" category. The station and its personalities have been nominated many times for CMA and ACM awards.
In 2007, the station was nominated for the top 25 markets Country music Radio & Records magazine station of the year award. Other nominees included WUSN Chicago, KYGO-FM Denver, WYCD Detroit, WXTU Philadelphia, and KSON-FM San Diego.[6]
HD Radio
On April 25, 2006, iHeartMedia (then known as
In November 2018, KEEY-FM launched an HD3 sub-channel carrying a
In May 2019, KEEY-HD2 reverted to its previous "K102 New" branding.[9] Competitor country station KMNB now calls itself "102.9 The Wolf."
In August 2019, KEEY-FM HD2's Country music format was replaced with
As of April 2021, the "Breeze" programming that was airing on KEEY-HD3 moved to the HD2 sub-channel. The HD3 sub-channel was then flipped to a simulcast of
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KEEY-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KEEY
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/K294AM
- ^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-IDX/52-OCR/BC-1952-12-29-Page-0071.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ Information from Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-303
- ^ "2007 Industry Achievement Awards". Radio and Records. September 28, 2008. Archived from the original on May 11, 2008.
- ^ "iHeart Plays Country Brand Blocker In Minneapolis". radioinsight.com. November 30, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- ^ "Upper Midwest Broadcasting". www.northpine.com. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- ^ Twin Cities "Wolf" Population Down to One
- ^ Relaxing Favorites and 31 Legal IDs Per Hour
- ^ No Twin Cities K-Love Upgrade as PraiseLive, Air 1 Get New Signals
External links
- K102 KEEY-FM official website
- KEEY in the FCC FM station database
- KEEY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Radiotapes.com Featuring an aircheck of KEEY's Hit Parade '71, an aircheck when the station programmed Beautiful Music in 1976 plus airchecks and videos of other Minneapolis/St. Paul radio stations dating back to 1924