KTMY
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| Broadcast area | Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN |
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| Frequency | 107.1MHz(HD Radio) |
| Branding | "myTalk 107.1" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Entertainmenttalk |
| Subchannels | HD2:WDGYsimulcast(Classic hits/oldies) |
| Affiliations | ABC News Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| Radio:KSTP,KSTP-FM TV:KSTC-TV,KSTP-TV | |
| History | |
First air date | 1968(as WIXK-FM) |
Former call signs | WIXK-FM(1979–2002) WFMP(2002–2010) |
Call signmeaning | Derived from the "MYTalk "branding |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 60641 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 22,000watts |
| HAAT | 179 m (587 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°3′45.0″N93°8′22.0″W/ 45.062500°N 93.139444°W |
| Repeater(s) | 106.5WARH-HD2(St. Louis) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | mytalk1071.com |
KTMY(107.1FM) is an entertainment-orientedtalkradio station,serving theTwin Citiesas well as portions of West CentralWisconsin.[1][2]The station is owned and operated byHubbard Broadcasting.KTMY'sstudiosand offices are located on University Avenue along the boundary line betweenSt. PaulandMinneapolis,and itstransmitteris located atTelefarm TowersinShoreview, Minnesota,off County Road F West.[3][4][5]
Station history
[edit]The station was originally licensed to serveNew Richmond, Wisconsin,as WIXK-FM,simulcastingthecountry musicformat of that city'sWIXK.Hubbard Broadcasting bought both stations in2000for $27 million, and moved WIXK-FM to the immediate Twin Cities area, where the station's city of license was changed fromNew RichmondtoCoon Rapids, Minnesota,and its transmitter moved to theTelefarminstallation inShoreview.
On June 3, 2002, WIXK-FM adopted the WFMPcall signand dropped country in favor of a talk format, originally branded as "FM 107" ( "real. life. conversation." ), that emphasized issues, topics, and conversations that catered to a female audience.[6][7]The original "FM 107" schedule included national call-in/advice shows featuringDr. Laura Schlessinger,Dr. Joy Browne,andClark Howard,but locally produced programming would make up a majority of the schedule in later years.
The "myTalk 107.1" branding officially went into effect February2010.[8][9]
The original myTalk lineup Included Ian and Margery (morning drive), Colleen and The Boys (mid-morning), Jason and Alexis (afternoons), Lori and Julia (afternoon drive), and Brian and Shelletta (evenings from 7:00-9:00 P.M.). The Brian and Shelletta show was cancelled in July 2010.[10]The 7:00-9:00 P.M. slot was replaced by a rebroadcast of a Jason and Alexis show. Colleen and The Boys (hosted by Colleen Kruse, Chris Reuvers, and G.R. Anderson) was cancelled March 2012,[11]and the time slot was replaced by the Colleen and Bradley show (hosted by Colleen Lindstrom and Bradley Traynor).
In2007,the station answered a call from condemned inmatePhilip Workmanto have vegetarian pizza delivered to homeless residents ofNashville, Tennessee.[12]
HD Radio
[edit]KTMY has been broadcasting anHD radiosignal since October 2011. The station's HD-2 sub-channel aired a simulcast of the sports format from its sister station,KSTP (AM).That simulcast moved to a sub-channel ofKSTP-FMin December 2013. The HD-2 is now simulcasting theoldiesformat of Borgen Broadcasting-owned,WDGY.[13][14]
References
[edit]- ^"KTMY-FM Radio Station Coverage Map".
- ^Ink, Radio (2017-07-05)."Why Is MyTalk The Talk of The Town".Radio Ink.Retrieved2021-09-03.
- ^Radio-Locator.com/KSTP-FM
- ^"Shows".myTalk 107.1.Retrieved2021-09-03.
- ^Ink, Radio (2017-07-05)."Why Is MyTalk The Talk of The Town".Radio Ink.Retrieved2021-09-03.
- ^"Hubbard's WIXK picks women talk",fromThe Business Journal(Minneapolis-St. Paul edition), May 17, 2002
- ^"Crap from the Past - Bonus: 107.1 FM/Minneapolis flips from Pure Country Real Country to" FM 107 "Talk for Women, June 10, 2002".10 June 2002.
- ^"Best of the Twin Cities 2006: Best Radio Station About Nothing"Archived2010-02-26 at theWayback Machine,fromCityPages,April 26, 2006
- ^"FM107 changing to myTalk107",fromSt. Paul Pioneer Press,2/1/2010
- ^"'Brian and Sheletta Show' on MyTalk 107.1 canceled ".Twin Cities.2010-08-04.Retrieved2021-09-03.
- ^Staff, BMTN (8 March 2018)."MyTalk 107 cuts Colleen Kruse, Chris Reuvers talk show team".Bring Me The News.Retrieved2021-09-03.
- ^"Executed man's last request honored—pizza for homeless",from cnn.com, May 2007
- ^Source: Northpine.com(posted 12/26/2013)
- ^https://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=16Archived2017-01-11 at theWayback MachineHD Radio Guide for Minneapolis-St. Paul
External links
[edit]- KTMY official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 60641 (KTMY)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- KTMYinNielsen Audio's FM station database