- Station name Station name
- KCMP Minnesota Public Radio "Radio Heartland" Stream - Northfield, MN
- Description Description
- Paul market, the station's studios are located at the MPR Broadcast Center on Cedar Street in downtown St. Paul, while its transmitter is located atop the Vermillion Highlands near Coates.
- Launch date Launch date
- 1968
- Owner Owner
- Minnesota Public Radio
- Contact Contact
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KCMP Minnesota Public Radio "Radio Heartland" Stream - Northfield, MN
United States
Format
128kbps • MP3
KCMP (89.3 FM, 89.3 the Current) is a radio station owned by Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) that broadcasts an adult album alternative (AAA) music format including a significant rotation of songs by local artists.
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United States
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| Language Language | English |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | thecurrent.org |
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Primary frequency
89.3 MHz
Service type
FM
Transmitter coordinates
44.6891389, -93.0727222
Coverage area
Faribault–Northfield-Minneapolis-St.Paul, Minnesota
Owner / network
Minnesota Public Radio
First air date
1968
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| Station ID | 11528 |
|---|---|
| Region | United States, Minnesota |
| Branding | 89.3 The Current |
| Owner | Minnesota Public Radio |
| Broadcast area | Faribault–Northfield-Minneapolis-St.Paul, Minnesota |
| Launched | 1968 |
| Website | thecurrent.org |
| Schedule | thecurrent.org |
| Primary frequency | 89.3 MHz |
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| Last check | 5 hours ago |
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| Stream host | radioheartland.stream.publicradio.org |
| Final host | radioheartland.stream.publicradio.org |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | audio/mpeg |
| Server software | AIS Streaming Server 9.2.1 |
| Latency | 667 ms |
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| Current stream format | MP3 |
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Stream checked
5 hours ago
Last successful stream
5 hours ago
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About station About KCMP Minnesota Public Radio "Radio Heartland" Stream - Northfield, MN
KCMP (89.3 FM, 89.3 the Current) is a radio station owned by Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) that broadcasts an adult album alternative (AAA) music format including a significant rotation of songs by local artists. Licensed to Northfield, Minnesota, and covering the Minneapolis-St.
Paul market, the station's studios are located at the MPR Broadcast Center on Cedar Street in downtown St. Paul, while its transmitter is located atop the Vermillion Highlands near Coates. The Current is also broadcast on stations in Rochester, Duluth-Superior, Pasadena-Los Angeles, translators around Minnesota, and online. The Current, which has been broadcasting its AAA format since 2005, debuted after MPR purchased WCAL-FM, the radio station of St. Olaf College in Northfield, in 2004. WCAL-FM went on the air in 1968 as an extension of WCAL, a station that shared time with KUOM at the University of Minnesota Minneapolis. WCAL's origin dated to 1918 with service continuing until 1991.
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