KEEY-FM

KEEY-FM

City	St. Paul, Minnesota
Broadcast area	Minneapolis-St. Paul
Branding	K102
Slogan	Today's Country
Frequency	102.1 MHz (also on HD Radio) 102.1 HD-2 K102 New (Modern country)
First air date	October 1, 1967 (as WMIN-FM)
Format	Commercial; Country
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	315 meters
Class	C
Facility ID	59967
Callsign meaning	Key (used with previous format)
Former callsigns	WMIN-FM (1967-1968)
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (AMFM Broadcasting Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	K244FE, K273BH, KDWB-FM, KEEY, KFXN-FM, KQQL, KTLK, KTCZ-FM, W227BF
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	k102.com

KEEY-FM (102.1 FM, "K102") is a country music formatted radio station serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul market of Minnesota. It is the most popular country station in the area, and often comes in just below area powerhouses KQRS-FM and WCCO in overall ratings. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. Its transmitter is located in Shoreview, Minnesota. Its studios are in St. Louis Park.

History

KSTP-FM

The 102.1 FM frequency was originally home to KSTP-FM, which launched in 1947. The station was partnered with Hubbard Broadcasting's AM station of the same name. The station shut down in 1952 and the license cancelled,^[1] but it was later re-established in 1965 on its present-day 94.5 MHz frequency.

Current license

The owners of WMIN (A.M. 1400 kHz) relaunched the station on October 1, 1967, with the WMIN-FM call sign. They became KEEY ("Key") in 1968, programming Drake-Chenault's automated "Hit Parade '68", an adult version of the format found on KHJ in Los Angeles. Drake's promotional materials indicate it was targeted to the 18-49 age group, for "those people who may not like Top 40 as a steady diet, and those who are not particularly fond of some of the outdated MOR stations".

K102

In 1971, KEEY-FM switched to beautiful music, along with their AM sister station of the same name. The FM station was later co-owned with another AM station, WDGY. They switched to their current country music format in late 1982 as "K102", and quickly became a dominant force in the market.

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 Donna and Muss won the CMA for the Major Market Personalities category. The station and its personalities have been nominated many times for CMA and ACM awards.

On April 25, 2006, Clear Channel announced that KEEY's HD2 subchannel will carry a format focusing on new hits from today's and up-and-coming country music stars.

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.^[2]

Airstaff

The current lineup (as of 2015) is Chirs Carr And Co. Mornings, Amy James on mid-days, Mike "Muss" Mussmann on afternoon drive, Levi on nights.

References

↑ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-IDX/52-OCR/BC-1952-12-29-Page-0071.pdf
↑ "2007 Industry Achievement Awards". Radio and Records. September 28, 2008.

External links

K102 KEEY-FM official website

Query the FCC's FM station database for KEEY

Radio-Locator information on KEEY

Radio stations in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul market

by AM frequency	630 690 740 770 830¹ 900 920 950 980 1030 1080 1130 1220 1280 1330 1400 1440 1470 1500¹ 1530 1570 1590 1600

by FM frequency	88.1 88.5 88.7 89.3 89.7 89.9 90.3 90.7 91.1 91.5 91.7 92.1 92.5 92.9 93.3 93.7 94.1 94.5 95.3 95.9 96.3 96.7 97.1 97.7 98.1 98.5 99.5 99.9 100.3 101.3 102.1 102.5 102.9 103.3 103.5 104.1 104.5 105.1/3/7 106.1 106.5 (night/day) 106.7 107.1 107.5 107.9

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.500 162.550

by callsign	K214DF K218DK K244FE K249ED K260BA K273BH K278BP KALY-LP KBEM KBGY KCMP KDIZ KDWB KDXL KEC65 KEEY KENL KFAI KFXN KFXN-FM KKMS KLBB KLCI KMNB KMNV KMOJ KNOW KPCS KPNP KQQL KQRS-FM KQSP KRJJ KSJN KSTP¹ KSTP-FM KTCZ KTIS KTIS-FM KTLK KTMY KTNF KTWN-FM KUOM KXXR KYCR KYMN KZGO KZJK W221BS W225AP W227BF WAJC WCCO¹ WCTS WDGY WGVX/WRXP/WWWM WIXK WLKX WLOL WMCN WNG676 WREY WRFW WWTC

Defunct	KMAP (AM) WLOL (defunct) WYOO

Satellite radio local traffic/weather XM Channel 219 Sirius Channel n/a Nearby radio markets Austin–Albert Lea Duluth–Superior Eau Claire Mankato–New Ulm–St. Peter Rice Lake–Spooner Rochester St. Cloud Willmar See also List of radio stations in Minnesota ¹ = Clear-channel stations with extended nighttime coverage.

Country radio stations in the state of Minnesota

Stations	KAGE – Winona KARL – Marshall KARP-FM – Dassel KATO-FM – Mankato KAUS-FM – Austin KBEW-FM – Blue Earth KBGY – Fairbault KBHP – Bemidji KBLB – Nisswa KBOT – Detroit Lakes KBVB – Barnesville (Fargo, North Dakota) KCHK – New Prague KCHK-FM - New Prague KCUE – Red Wing KDIO – Ortonville KDJS-FM – Willmar KDKE - Duluth (Superior, WI) KDLB – Frazee KDMA – Montevideo KDOM – Windom KDOM-FM – Windom KEEY-FM – Minneapolis KEYL – Long Prairie KFIL – Preston KFIL-FM – Chatfield KGPZ – Grand Rapids KIKV-FM – Alexandria KJJK-FM – Fergus Falls KJOE – Pipestone KKAQ – Thief River Falls KKCB – Duluth KKDQ – Thief River Falls KKIN-FM – Aitkin KKOJ – Jackson KKOK-FM – Morris KKWQ – Warroad KKWS – Wadena KLCI – Elk River KLGR – Redwood Falls KLOH – Pipestone KLQL – Luverne KLQP – Madison KMFX-FM – Rochester KMNB – Minneapolis KNSP – Staples KNUJ – New Ulm KOLV – Willmar KPRM – Park Rapids KQAQ – Austin KQYB – Spring Grove (La Crosse, Wisconsin) KRCQ – Detroit Lakes KRFO-FM – Owatonna KRJB – Ada KRRW – Saint James KRUE – Waseca KSDM – International Falls KSNR – Fisher (Grand Forks, North Dakota) KSUM – Fairmont KTCO – Duluth KUSQ – Worthington KWAD – Wadena KWNO-FM – Winona KWWK – Rochester KXKK – Park Rapids KYCK Crookston (Grand Forks, North Dakota) KYSM-FM – Mankato KZPK – Paynesville WBHA – Wabasha WBJI – Bemidji WCMP-FM – Pine City WUSZ – Hibbing WVAL – Saint Cloud WWJO – Saint Cloud WWWI-FM - Pillager WYRQ-FM – Little Falls

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

iHeartMedia

Corporate officers	Bob Pittman (Chairman/CEO)

Board of directors	Lowry Mays Irving Azoff B. J. "Red" McCombs J. C. Watts John H. Williams

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Coordinates: 45°03′29″N 93°07′26″W / 45.058°N 93.124°W / 45.058; -93.124

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