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KYSM (AM)
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- See also KFAN Sports Radio Network
KYSM (1230 AM) is a radio station
Radio station
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licensed to Mankato, Minnesota
Mankato, Minnesota
Mankato is a city in Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 39,309 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth largest city in Minnesota outside of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. The county seat of Blue Earth County, it is located...
and serving the greater Mankato area and the Minnesota River Valley with a sports
Sports radio
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format. The station is an affiliate of the regional KFAN Sports Radio Network and Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio
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. Founded in the 1930s, KYSM is the oldest radio station in Mankato.
The station is currently owned by Linder Radio Group
Linder Radio Group
Linder Radio Group is a media company based in Mankato, Minnesota. It owns and operates 16 radio stations in southern Minnesota. The company is owned by the family of John Linder....
, which acquired KYSM from former owner Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
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. In September 2007. Three Eagles agreed to sell KYSM to Linder Radio Group
Linder Radio Group
Linder Radio Group is a media company based in Mankato, Minnesota. It owns and operates 16 radio stations in southern Minnesota. The company is owned by the family of John Linder....
, a.k.a. Minnesota Valley Broadcasting Co. Linder currently owns KDOG
KDOG
KDOG, better known as "Hot 96.7", is a radio station serving Mankato, Minnesota. The station airs an Top 40 format. They are licensed to North Mankato, Minnesota and serves the Mankato area and the Minnesota River Valley. KDOG is owned by Linder Radio Group.-History:The station went on the air in...
, KTOE
KTOE
KTOE is a radio station licensed to Mankato, Minnesota and serving the greater Mankato area and the Minnesota River Valley with a full service news/talk format....
, KXAC
KXAC
KXAC is a radio station serving south central Minnesota with a satellite-fed syndicated oldies format from ABC Radio Networks. The station is licensed to St. James, Minnesota and serves the Mankato area and the Minnesota River Valley...
, KATO-FM
KATO-FM
KATO-FM is a radio station licensed to New Ulm, Minnesota and serving the Mankato area and the Minnesota River Valley. The station flipped to a country music format on September 24, 2007. KATO is owned by Linder Radio Group.-History:...
and KXLP
KXLP
KXLP is a radio station licensed to Eagle Lake, Minnesota and serving the Mankato area and 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 at KATO-FM...
in the Mankato market.
KYSM was a full service
Full service (radio format)
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MOR station during the 1970s and 1980s. The station aired a satellite-fed oldies
Oldies
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format until 1995, when it flipped to a satellite-fed adult standards
Adult standards
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format.