| Frequency | 1010 kHz |
|---|---|
| Branding | Uptown 1010 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult standards/MOR |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WBHR, WHMH-FM, WXYG, WVAL | |
| History | |
First air date | 2008 |
Former call signs | WPPI (2005–2008) |
Call sign meaning | MINnesota |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 161428 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 2,500 watts day 230 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°36′18″N 94°8′21″W / 45.60500°N 94.13917°W |
| Translator | 101.1 W266DT (Sauk Rapids) |
| Repeater | 101.7 WHMH-HD4 (Sauk Rapids) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | uptown1010.com |
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
[edit]WMIN broadcasts an adult standards / big band / middle of the road music format that they call "Ring-a-ding Standards".[2] 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
[edit]The station received its original construction permit in 2005 under the call sign WPPI.[3] It officially adopted the heritage WMIN call letters on December 2, 2008, a call sign previously famous in the Twin Cities market.[4] 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).[5] 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.[6][7][8]
In late 2021, the FCC granted WMIN a construction permit to modify its signal from 1.7 kW daytime power to 2.5 kW.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMIN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BNP-20040130BAB)". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
- ^ "Call Sign History for Facility ID 161428". REC Networks. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
- ^ "WMIN AM 1010 Public Inspection File". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (December 19, 2014). "Site of the Week 12/19/2014: St. Cloud MN". Fybush.com. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
- ^ "Four AM Stations on One Site". M. W. Persons & Associates. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
- ^ "The St. Cloud Radio Market". Ubstudios. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
- ^ "FCC Monitor: Changes for St. Cloud". NorthPine: Upper Midwest Broadcasting. December 19, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
External links
[edit]- WMIN official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 161428 (WMIN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WMIN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 202589 (W266DT) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W266DT at FCCdata.org