WMIN
Radio station in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
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::summary Radio station in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox radio station"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | WMIN |
| city | Sauk Rapids, Minnesota |
| branding | Uptown 1010 |
| frequency | 1010 kHz |
| translator | 101.1 W266DT (Sauk Rapids) |
| repeater | 101.7 WHMH-HD4 (Sauk Rapids) |
| airdate | 2008 |
| format | Adult standards/MOR |
| power | 2,500 watts day |
| 230 watts night | |
| class | B |
| facility_id | 161428 |
| coordinates | |
| callsign_meaning | MINnesota |
| former_callsigns | WPPI (2005–2008) |
| affiliations | Fox News Radio |
| owner | Tri-County Broadcasting |
| licensee | Herbert M. Hoppe Revocable Trust |
| sister_stations | WBHR, WHMH-FM, WXYG, WVAL |
| webcast | Listen Live |
| website | uptown1010.com |
| licensing_authority | FCC |
| :: |
| name = WMIN | logo = | logo_size = | city = Sauk Rapids, Minnesota | area = | branding = Uptown 1010 | frequency = 1010 kHz | translator = 101.1 W266DT (Sauk Rapids) | repeater = 101.7 WHMH-HD4 (Sauk Rapids) | airdate = 2008 | format = Adult standards/MOR | power = 2,500 watts day 230 watts night | class = B | facility_id = 161428 | coordinates = | callsign_meaning = MINnesota | former_callsigns = WPPI (2005–2008) | affiliations = Fox News Radio | owner = Tri-County Broadcasting | licensee = Herbert M. Hoppe Revocable Trust | sister_stations = WBHR, WHMH-FM, WXYG, WVAL | webcast = Listen Live | website = uptown1010.com | licensing_authority= FCC
WMIN (1010 AM, "Uptown 1010") is a radio station licensed to serve Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, United States. The station is part of the Tri-County Broadcasting group and the broadcast license is held by the Herbert M. Hoppe Revocable Trust.
Programming
WMIN broadcasts an adult standards / big band / middle of the road music format that they call "Ring-a-ding Standards". Each song is followed by an announcement of artist and title.
Network news comes from Fox News Radio, at the top and bottom of each hour.
History
The station received its original construction permit in 2005 under the call sign WPPI. It officially adopted the heritage WMIN call letters on December 2, 2008, a call sign previously famous in the Twin Cities market. As WPPI the station temporarily carried a Modern rock format that had aired on a subcarrier of sister station of WHMH 101.7.
The station is owned and operated by Tri-County Broadcasting (licensed under the Herbert M. Hoppe Revocable Trust). WMIN is part of a rare engineering feat in American broadcasting known as the "Quadplex." The station shares a single seven-tower transmitter site in Sauk Rapids with three other AM signals: WVAL (800 kHz), WBHR (660 kHz), and WXYG (540 kHz). This "quadplexing" system allows four separate stations to operate using the same physical towers, a process that requires complex filtering and reject-reject circuitry to prevent the signals from interfering with one another. Each of the four stations at the site utilizes a directional antenna pattern, resulting in eight different signal patterns emanating from the towers over a 24-hour period.
In late 2021, the FCC granted WMIN a construction permit to modify its signal from 1.7 kW daytime power to 2.5 kW.
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/WMIN-AM_logo.png" caption="Logo before translator sign on"] ::
References
References
- "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- "Application Search Details (BNP-20040130BAB)". Federal Communications Commission.
- "Call Sign History for Facility ID 161428". REC Networks.
- "WMIN AM 1010 Public Inspection File". Federal Communications Commission.
- Fybush, Scott. (December 19, 2014). "Site of the Week 12/19/2014: St. Cloud MN". Fybush.com.
- "Four AM Stations on One Site". M. W. Persons & Associates.
- "The St. Cloud Radio Market". Ubstudios.
- (December 19, 2021). "FCC Monitor: Changes for St. Cloud". NorthPine: Upper Midwest Broadcasting.
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