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. The structure was apparently the tallest in Minnesota until the construction of the KPXM Tower in 1997.
The tower, which was built in 1971, is owned by KMSP-TV parent Fox Television Stations but is shared by several area broadcasters; sister station WFTC and the Twin Cities Public Television stations, KTCA and KTCI. Several FM stations are also on the tower: KQRS-FM 92.5, KXXR 93.7, KTCZ 97.1, KTIS-FM 98.5, KSJN 99.5, KFXN-FM 100.3, KDWB 101.3, KEEY 102.1, KMNB 102.9, and KZJK 104.1.
In 2001, a painter working on the tower died from asphyxia upon falling 500 feet down the structure.
In April 2022, the tower underwent upgrades to increase KMSP-TV's effective radiated power from 30 kW to 36.2 kW, improving signal strength and expanding coverage.

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