*''See also KFAN Sports Radio Network KFSP (1230 AM) is a

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licensed to

Mankato, Minnesota Mankato ( ) is a city in Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur counties in the state of Minnesota. The population was 44,488 according to the 2020 census, making it the 21st-largest city in Minnesota, and the 5th-largest outside of the Minnea ...

and serving the greater Mankato area and the Minnesota River Valley with a

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format. The station is an affiliate of the regional KFAN Sports Radio Network and Fox Sports Radio. Founded in 1938 as KYSM, KFSP is the oldest radio station in Mankato. The station is owned by

Linder Radio Group {{unreferenced, date=November 2021 Linder Radio Group is a media company based in Mankato, Minnesota, USA. It owns and operates 19 radio stations in southern Minnesota. The company is owned by the family of John Linder. The Linder Radio Group also ...

. It was formerly owned by Clear Channel Communications, which sold its Mankato stations — KYSM,

KYSM-FM KYSM-FM (103.5 FM, "Country 103.5") is an American radio station licensed to Mankato and serving the Minnesota River Valley. The station currently airs a country music format. Country 103.5 was purchased by Three Eagles Communications from its ...

, and

KXLP KXLP (94.1 FM) is a radio station in Mankato, Minnesota (licensed to Eagle Lake) and serving the Minnesota River Valley. The 94.1 FM frequency went on the air September 21, 2007, airing a classic rock format that migrated from a sister station ...

— to Three Eagles Communications following Clear Channel's 2006 privatization. In September 2007, Three Eagles agreed to sell KYSM and KXLP to Linder Radio Group, a.k.a. Minnesota Valley Broadcasting Co. Linder currently owns

KDOG KDOG (96.7 FM, "Hot 96.7") is a radio station serving Mankato, Minnesota. The station airs a Top 40 (CHR) format. They are licensed to North Mankato, Minnesota and serves the Mankato area and the Minnesota River Valley. KDOG is owned by Linde ...

, KTOE, KXAC, KATO-FM and

in the Mankato market. KYSM was a Top 40 station in the 1960s, full service MOR station during the 1970s and 1980s. The station aired a satellite-fed

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format until 1995, when it flipped to a satellite-fed adult standards format.

References

External links

1230 The Fan official website
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