KTIS (AM)

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KTIS
Faith Radio flagship station
Broadcast areaMinneapolis-St. Paul
Frequency900 kHz
BrandingFaith Radio
Programming
FormatChristian talk and teaching
Ownership
Owner
KTIS-FM
History
First air date
February 7, 1949; 75 years ago (1949-02-07)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID49770
ClassB
Power50,000 watts (day)
500 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
44°59′24″N 92°58′52″W / 44.99000°N 92.98111°W / 44.99000; -92.98111
Translator(s)See § Translators
Repeater(s)See § Faith Radio stations
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitemyfaithradio.com

KTIS (900 AM) is a radio station based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, owned and operated by University of Northwestern - St Paul. It is a non-profit, listener-supported radio station relying on donations from the local community throughout the year. KTIS's studios are located on Snelling Avenue in St. Paul, while its transmitter is located in the Hazel Park neighborhood of Oakdale. The station broadcasts throughout the midwest.

KTIS is the flagship station of Faith Radio, a network whose programming features mainly Christian talk and teaching, with programs such as Susie Larson Live with Susie Larson; Focus on the Family; Family Life Today with Dave and Anne Wilson; Insight for Living with Chuck Swindoll; Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram; In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley; and others.[3] Programming is nearly 100 percent satellite deliverable and produced by Northwestern Media.

History

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Former "Faith 900" logo

KTIS and KTIS-FM (98.5) were founded in 1949 by Rev. Billy Graham when he was president of the University of Northwestern - St Paul.

On February 6, 2015, KTIS began simulcasting on FM translator K214DF (90.7 FM), which is better received in the western (Minneapolis) suburbs, via the HD2 channel of sister station KTIS-FM. The station added a second translator on W248CU (97.5 FM), which is better received in the eastern (St. Paul) suburbs, in June 2017, though there is significant overlap with 90.7. The second translator, licensed to Minneapolis but transmitting from St. Paul, forced a low-powered FM KPPS-LP to apply for an emergency increase in power from 50 watts to 100 watts due to interference.[4] KPPS-LP already had an application to move to 88.9 FM however, so the request to increase power was denied by the FCC. In addition, the translator on 97.5 FM is on the same frequency as KNXR licensed to Rochester, causing some complaints from listeners in the south metro who could no longer hear the station. This is not the first time KNXR has been interfered with via a licensed broadcast station.[5]

Faith Radio stations

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Call sign Frequency City of license State Facility ID Class Power
(W)
ERP
(W)
Height
(m (ft))
WNWW 1290 AM West Hartford Connecticut 25073 D 490 day
11 night
KNWS 1090 AM Waterloo Iowa 49784 D 1,000 day
KDNI 90.5 FM Duluth Minnesota 49768 C3 2,000 222 m (728 ft)
KTIS-HD2 98.5-2 FM (HD) Minneapolis Minnesota 49787 C0 100,000 315 m (1,033 ft)
KJNW-HD2 88.5-2 FM (HD) Kansas City Missouri 8401 C1 100,000 227 m (745 ft)
KNWI-HD2 107.1-2 FM (HD) Osceola Iowa 37454 C1 100,000 299 m (981 ft)
KLBF 89.1 FM Lincoln North Dakota 91457 C3 2,300 213 m (699 ft)
KFNW 1200 AM West Fargo North Dakota 49792 B 50,000 day
13,000 night
KNWC 1270 AM Sioux Falls South Dakota 49774 B 5,000 day
2,300 night
WNWC 1190 AM Sun Prairie Wisconsin 17381 D 4,800 day
21 night
KLMP 88.3 FM Rapid City South Dakota 88452 C 63,000 522 m (1,713 ft)
KLMP-FM1 88.3 FM Rapid City South Dakota 161655 D 2,300 0 m (0 ft)

Translators

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Broadcast translators for KTIS
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
K214DF 90.7[note 1] FM Golden Valley, Minnesota 90816 99 D LMS
K215DU 90.9[note 2] FM Hutchinson, Minnesota 106579 230 D LMS
W248CU 97.5 FM Minneapolis, Minnesota 138656 250 D LMS
K277CC 103.3[note 2] FM Pennock, Minnesota 141147 170 D LMS
  1. ^ Owned by the Educational Media Foundation and relays KTIS via KTIS-FM's HD2 subchannel.
  2. ^ a b Relays KTIS via KTIS-FM's HD2 subchannel.

References

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  1. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-240. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KTIS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ See the full program schedule at Faith 900's program page
  4. ^ "Correspondence Folder". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  5. ^ "Broadcast News-August 2011". Northpine.com. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
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