KMAP (1370 AM) was an American

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to serve the community of South St. Paul, Minnesota, United States.

History

The station was established on July 1, 1965 as WMKT, with a 500-watt daytime-only signal. In 1970, the station changed its

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to KDAN and cycled through different formats (including country music, disco, jazz, and all news) before going bankrupt by 1983 and leaving the air. The station was carrying a country format at the time and was owned by Benita Soho of Los Angeles, doing business as Newport Broadcasting. The signal was dark for an extended period before signing back on as KMAP in early 1988. The station was assigned the call sign "KMAP" by the

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(FCC) on March 9,

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. KMAP broadcast an

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until July 1989 when it again went dark, and shortly after surrendered its broadcast license. The license was then cancelled by the FCC. The station's last documented owner was KMAP Broadcasting of

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References

External links

FCC History Cards for WMKT/KDAN
Radio stations in Minnesota Defunct radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1965 Radio stations disestablished in 1989 {{Minnesota-radio-station-stub 1965_establishments_in_Minnesota 1989_disestablishments_in_Minnesota Daytime-only radio stations in Minnesota Defunct mass media in Minnesota