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KSJN, the Glossary

KSJN (99.5 FM) is a non-commercial, listener-supported, public radio station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota.^[1]

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1957 establishments in Minnesota
Minnesota Public Radio
Radio stations in Minneapolis–Saint Paul

A Prairie Home Companion

A Prairie Home Companion is a weekly radio variety show created and hosted by Garrison Keillor that aired live from 1974 to 2016.

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Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the 1980s to the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet storm and rock influence.

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Alexander O'Neal

Alexander O'Neal (born November 15, 1953) is an American R&B singer, songwriter and arranger from Natchez, Mississippi. O'Neal came to prominence in the mid-1980s as a solo artist, with eleven Top 40 singles on the US R&B chart, three of which also reached the Top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

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American Public Media (APM) is an American company that produces and distributes public radio programs in the United States, the second largest company of its type after NPR.

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Beautiful music

Beautiful music (sometimes abbreviated as BM, B/EZ or BM/EZ for "beautiful music/easy listening") is a mostly instrumental music format that was prominent in North American radio from the late 1950s through the 1980s.

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Broadcast automation

Broadcast automation incorporates the use of broadcast programming technology to automate broadcasting operations.

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Broadcast relay station

A broadcast relay station, also known as a satellite station, relay transmitter, broadcast translator (U.S.), re-broadcaster (Canada), repeater (two-way radio) or complementary station (Mexico), is a broadcast transmitter which repeats (or transponds) the signal of a radio or television station to an area not covered by the originating station.

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Broadway theatre

Broadway theatre,Although theater is generally the spelling for this common noun in the United States (see American and British English spelling differences), many of the extant or closed Broadway venues use or used the spelling Theatre as the proper noun in their names.

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Cambridge, Minnesota

Cambridge is a city in Isanti County, Minnesota, United States, located at the junction of Minnesota State Highways 65 and 95.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.

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Christian radio

Christian radio refers to Christian media radio formats that focus on Christian religious broadcasting or various forms of Christian music.

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Cinema of the United States

The cinema of the United States, consisting mainly of major film studios (also known metonymously as Hollywood) along with some independent films, has had a large effect on the global film industry since the early 20th century.

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Classical 24

Classical 24 is a syndicated, satellite-delivered public radio service providing classical music to its carrying stations.

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Classical music

Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions.

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College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University

The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University are two closely related private, Benedictine liberal arts colleges in Minnesota.

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Collegeville, Minnesota

Collegeville is an unincorporated community in St. Wendel Township, Stearns County, Minnesota, United States, near St. Joseph.

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Contemporary hit radio

Contemporary hit radio (also known as CHR, contemporary hits, hit list, current hits, hit music, top 40, or pop radio) is a radio format that is common in many countries that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts.

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Dead air

Dead air, also known as unmodulated carrier, is an unintended period of silence that interrupts a broadcast during which no audio or video program material is transmitted.

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Digital subchannel

In broadcasting, digital subchannels are a method of transmitting more than one independent program stream simultaneously from the same digital radio or television station on the same radio frequency channel.

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Disc jockey

A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience.

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Downtown Saint Paul

Downtown Saint Paul is the central business district of Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States.

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Easy listening

Easy listening (including mood music) is a popular music genre and radio format that was most popular during the 1950s to 1970s.

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Effective radiated power

Effective radiated power (ERP), synonymous with equivalent radiated power, is an IEEE standardized definition of directional radio frequency (RF) power, such as that emitted by a radio transmitter.

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Emmis Corporation

Emmis Corporation is an American media conglomerate based in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.

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Federal Communications Commission

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States.

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Fitzgerald Theater

The Fitzgerald Theater is the oldest active theatre in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and the home of American Public Media's Live from Here (formerly A Prairie Home Companion). KSJN and Fitzgerald Theater are Minnesota Public Radio.

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Flagship (broadcasting)

In broadcasting, a flagship (also known as a flagship station or key station) is the broadcast station which originates a television network, or a particular radio or television program that plays a key role in the branding of and consumer loyalty to a network or station.

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FM broadcasting

FM broadcasting is a method of radio broadcasting that uses frequency modulation (FM) of the radio broadcast carrier wave.

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Garrison Keillor

Gary Edward "Garrison" Keillor (born August 7, 1942) is an American author, singer, humorist, voice actor, and radio personality.

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HD Radio

HD Radio (HDR) is a trademark for an in-band on-channel (IBOC) digital radio broadcast technology.

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Hertz

The hertz (symbol: Hz) is the unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one event (or cycle) per second.

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Indianapolis

Indianapolis, colloquially known as Indy, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County.

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Information Society (band)

Information Society (also known as InSoc) is an American electronic band from Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota, initially active from 1982 to 1997, primarily consisting of Kurt Harland Larson, Paul Robb, and James Cassidy; the latter two reconvened the band in 2006, initially with Christopher Anton as lead vocalist, then with Harland rejoining them as lead vocalist by 2008.

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Janet Jackson

Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer.

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Jeff Smulyan

Jeffrey Howard Smulyan (born April 6, 1947) is the founder and chief executive officer of Emmis Communications.

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Jingle

A jingle is a short song or tune used in advertising and for other commercial uses.

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John Hines (radio broadcaster)

John Hines (Sept 1953 -) is a Minnesota Hall of Fame radio broadcaster known for being a disc jockey and talk-show host.

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KCMP

KCMP (89.3 FM, 89.3 the Current) is a radio station owned by Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) that broadcasts an adult album alternative (AAA) music format including a significant rotation of songs by local artists. KSJN and KCMP are Minnesota Public Radio and NPR member stations.

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KDWB-FM

KDWB-FM (101.3 MHz) is an American commercial radio station broadcasting in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota, licensed to suburban Richfield.

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KEEY-FM

KEEY-FM (102.1 MHz, "K102") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to St. Paul, Minnesota, and serving the Minneapolis-Saint Paul radio market. KSJN and KEEY-FM are radio stations in Minneapolis–Saint Paul.

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KFXN-FM

KFXN-FM (100.3 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, broadcasting a sports talk format. KSJN and KFXN-FM are radio stations in Minneapolis–Saint Paul.

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KKMS (AM)

KKMS (980 kHz "The Mission") is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Richfield, Minnesota, and serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul radio market.

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KMNB

KMNB (102.9 MHz, "The Wolf") is an American commercial FM radio station in Minneapolis-St. Paul that carries a country radio format. KSJN and KMNB are radio stations in Minneapolis–Saint Paul.

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KMNQ

KMNQ (1470 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, and serving the Twin Cities radio market.

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KMSP Tower

The KMSP Tower is a high aerial guyed mast used for the transmission of FM radio and over-the-air television in Shoreview, Minnesota.

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KNOW-FM

KNOW-FM (91.1 MHz) is the flagship radio station of Minnesota Public Radio's news and information network. KSJN and KNOW-FM are Minnesota Public Radio, NPR member stations and radio stations in Minneapolis–Saint Paul.

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KQRS-FM

KQRS-FM (92.5 MHz, KQ92 or 92 KQRS) is a classic rock radio station in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota. KSJN and KQRS-FM are radio stations in Minneapolis–Saint Paul.

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KSJR-FM

KSJR-FM (90.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Collegeville, Minnesota, and serving the St. Cloud area. KSJN and KSJR-FM are classical music radio stations in the United States, Minnesota Public Radio and NPR member stations.

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KSTP-FM

KSTP-FM (94.5 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station in St. Paul, Minnesota, serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul radio market. KSJN and KSTP-FM are radio stations in Minneapolis–Saint Paul.

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KUOM

KUOM (770 AM) – branded Radio K – is a daytime-only, non-commercial, college radio station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota. KSJN and KUOM are radio stations in Minneapolis–Saint Paul.

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KXXR

KXXR (93.7 FM) is an active rock/mainstream rock radio station broadcasting to the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. KSJN and KXXR are radio stations in Minneapolis–Saint Paul.

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List of North American broadcast station classes

This is a list of broadcast station classes applicable in much of North America under international agreements between the United States, Canada and Mexico.

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Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league and the highest level of organized baseball in the United States and Canada.

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Midco

Midco (known as Midcontinent Communications until 2016) is a regional cable provider, providing a triple play service of cable television, Internet and telephone service for both North Dakota and South Dakota, along with much of Minnesota, and several communities in Kansas and Wisconsin.

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Minneapolis

Minneapolis, officially the City of Minneapolis, is a city in and the county seat of Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. With a population of 429,954, it is the state's most populous city as of the 2020 census. It occupies both banks of the Mississippi River and adjoins Saint Paul, the state capital of Minnesota.

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Minneapolis–Saint Paul

Minneapolis–Saint Paul is a metropolitan area in the Upper Midwestern United States centered around the confluence of the Mississippi, Minnesota, and St. Croix rivers in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

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Minnesota Public Radio

Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) is a public radio network for the state of Minnesota. KSJN and Minnesota Public Radio are classical music radio stations in the United States.

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Miss You Much

"Miss You Much" is a song by American singer Janet Jackson.

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Morris Day

Morris E. Day (born December 13, 1957) is an American musician and songwriter.

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Network affiliate

In the broadcasting industry (particularly in North America, and even more in the United States), a network affiliate or affiliated station is a local broadcaster, owned by a company other than the owner of the network, which carries some or all of the lineup of television programs or radio programs of a television or radio network.

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New Brighton, Minnesota

New Brighton is a city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States.

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Nielsen Audio

Nielsen Audio (formerly Arbitron) is a consumer research company in the United States that collects listener data on radio broadcasting audiences.

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Non-commercial educational station

A non-commercial educational station (NCE station) is a radio station or television station that does not accept on-air advertisements (TV ads or radio ads), as defined in the United States by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and was originally intended to offer educational programming as part, or whole, of its programming.

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NPR

National Public Radio (NPR, stylized as npr) is an American public broadcasting organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California.

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Prince (musician)

Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958April 21, 2016) was an American singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer, and actor.

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Public broadcasting

Public broadcasting (or public service broadcasting) involves radio, television, and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service.

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Radio broadcasting

Radio broadcasting is the broadcasting of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience.

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Radio First

Radio First (Liggett Communications, L.L.C.) is a privately held radio broadcasting company in Michigan owned by Victoria L. Liggett and James A. Jensen.

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Rhythmic contemporary

Rhythmic contemporary, also known as Rhythmic Top 40, Rhythmic CHR or rhythmic crossover, is a primarily American music-radio format that includes a mix of EDM, upbeat rhythmic pop, hip hop and upbeat R&B hits.

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Seattle Mariners

The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle.

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Shoreview, Minnesota

Shoreview is a city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States.

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Show tune

A show tune is a song originally written as part of the score of a work of musical theatre or musical film, especially if the piece in question has become a standard, more or less detached in most people's minds from the original context.

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St. Cloud, Minnesota

St.

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St. Johns, Arizona

St.

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St. Paul Pioneer Press

The St.

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Steve Cochran (radio host)

Steve Cochran (born March 14, 1961) is an American radio broadcaster.

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The Jets (Minnesota band)

The Jets are a Tongan American family music group from Robbinsdale, a suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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The Time (band)

The Time, also known as Morris Day and the Time and The Original 7ven, is an American funk rock band founded in Minneapolis in 1981.

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Transmitter

In electronics and telecommunications, a radio transmitter or just transmitter (often abbreviated as XMTR or TX in technical documents) is an electronic device which produces radio waves with an antenna with the purpose of signal transmission up to a radio receiver.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KSJN

Also known as K220JP, K283AN, KSJN-FM, W226AY, WLOL (Defunct), WLOL (FM), WMIN-FM.

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KSJN, the Glossary

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See also

1957 establishments in Minnesota

Minnesota Public Radio

Radio stations in Minneapolis–Saint Paul

References