KSTP (AM)

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KSTP

Entrance to the KSTP studios on University Avenue in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota. The sidewalk leading to the building lies precisely on the city line, as does the central leg of the tower.
St. Paul, Minnesota
Broadcast area	Minneapolis-St. Paul
Frequency	1500 kHz
Branding	SKOR North
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	ESPN Radio
Ownership
Owner	Hubbard Broadcasting (KSTP-AM, LLC)
Sister stations	KSTC-TV, KSTP-FM, KSTP-TV, KTMY
History
First air date	February 22, 1925; 99 years ago (February 22, 1925) (current license dates from March 29, 1928)
Former call signs	WAMD and KFOY (separately)
Call sign meaning	St. Paul
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	35641
Class	A (clear-channel)
Power	50,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	45°1′32″N 93°2′38″W / 45.02556°N 93.04389°W / 45.02556; -93.04389 (day) 45°1′32″N 93°3′6″W / 45.02556°N 93.05167°W / 45.02556; -93.05167 (night)
Repeater(s)	94.5 KSTP-FM-HD2
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	skornorth.com

KSTP (1500 AM; SKOR North) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is the flagship AM radio station of Hubbard Broadcasting, which owns dozens of television and radio stations in nine states. KSTP has a sports radio format and is the ESPN Radio Network affiliate for Minneapolis-St. Paul. Studios are on University Avenue in Minneapolis, shared with sister stations KSTP-FM, KSTP-TV, KTMY, and KSTC-TV.

The KSTP three-tower transmitter site is on U.S. Route 61 at Beam Avenue in Maplewood.^[2] KSTP runs the maximum power allowed for AM stations in the United States, 50,000 watts. By day it uses a single omnidirectional antenna. Because KSTP shares clear-channel, Class A status on 1500 AM with sister station WFED in Washington, D.C., at night these two stations operate with directional antennas in order to mutually protect each other from interference. During this time KSTP uses all three towers, resulting in a reduced signal to eastern parts of the market.