American Public Media Group: Over 40 years with an Innovative Vision
1965 MPR founded by Bill Kling and St. John’s University (Collegeville, MN) President Colman Barry; first broadcast January 22, 1967
Kling elected to serve as a founding trustee of National 1970 Public Radio (1970)
MPR begins live broadcasting of A Prairie Home Companion (1974)
1000 foot tower built in Shoreview; enables MPR signal to spread across 75 mile-radius
MPR builds first newsroom (1973)
19 80 Kling receives Edward R. MPR joins forces with Murrow Award WGBH Boston, WNYC for Outstanding New York and KUSC Contributions to Los Angeles to form Public Radio Public Radio International (1983); Kling tapped to serve as founding chairman & CEO
MPR signal expanded to six stations across the state MPR moves to new offices and studio on Cedar Street in downtown St. Paul (1980)
World Theater rededicated as new home of A Prairie Home Companion (1986) 19 9 0 MPR purchases 99.5 frequency; dedicates it to Classal music programming (1991)
MPR and BBC co-produce a live World Theater renamed 36 hour broadcast after St. Paul author F. Scott from Minnesota Fitzgerald (1994) that is heard worldwide (1991)
MPR expands reach to Internet (1995)
Southern California Public Radio founded (2000) 2000 Marketplace acquired (2000)
Kling inducted American Public into Minnesota Media founded (2004)
Broadcaster’s Hall Regional Network as of June 2010 KRXW103.5 fm of Fame (2004) W215AI 90.9fm K264AR 100.7 fm
Roseau Warroad K201CN88. 1fm Hallock Baudette K249BK97 .7fm Drayton International Falls W269AC 101.7fm K208CR8 9.5fm Warren Thief River Falls KNTN 102.7fm KQMN 91.5fm Ely Grand Forks Red Lake Falls Grand Marais KNBJ91. 3fm Crookston WIRN92. 5 fm KCRB88. 5fm WIRR90. 9 fm WLSN89. 7fm Reynolds Bagley WMLS88. 7fm WGGL 91.1fm Bemidji Buhl Virginia American Public Media’s Public Eveleth K297AD 107.3 fm W 2 5 6 B C 9 9. 1 f m H i b b i n g K281AB 104.1fm Silver Bay Ada Mahnomen Laurium Grand Rapids W224AO 92.7fm Walker Two Harbors Houghton, MI KCCD 90.3fm KCCM 91.1fm Park Detroit Lakes Rapids Fargo, ND/Moorhead Duluth WSCN 100.5fm Cloquet Insight Network created (2005) KNWF 91.5fm WSCD92. 9fm KCMF 89.7fm L’Anse Perham KBPN 88.3fm Superior, WI KBPR 90.7fm Aitkin Bessemer Wadena Ashland Colfax Marquette Brainerd W226AY 93.1fm Breckenridge W293AV 106.5fm Staples K283AN 104.5fm Wahpeton Fergus Falls W248AS 97.5fm Iron River Little Falls Minong Hankinson Long Prairie Hinckley K215BL 90.9fm A l e x a n d r i a Pine City Morris K231AT 94.1fm St. Cloud/Collegeville KNSR 88.9fm K N S R 8 8 . 9 f m H D 2 Sun Valley Ortonville KSJR 90.1fm Elk River Benson Milbank A p p l e t o n Buffalo Anoka Marvin Litchfield KWRV 91.9fm KNCM 88.5fm Willmar KRSU 91.3fm K276EW103. 1fm Stillwater 89.3 The Current K28OET103. 9fm Minneapolis/St. Paul Madison Montevideo Hudson Bloomington Watertown KNOW 91.1fm K206EF 89.1fm Olivia Glencoe Menomonie Granite Falls KSJN 99.5fm Lakeville KCMP 89.3fm IDAHO Redwood Falls K286AU 105.1fm K216FZ 91.1fm Marshall Northfield Red Wing K238AX 95.5fm K276EV 103.1fm K245AK96. 9fm K237ET 95.3fm KZSE90. 7fm Faribault Brookings Sleepy Eye New Ulm St. Peter KLSE91. 7fm W297AW107. 3fm launched (2005) K228XN 93.5fm KMSE88. 7fm Tracy KNGA 91.5fm Springfield K270AB101. 9fm KGAC90. 5fm K286AW 105.1fm BROADCAST AREA MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO SERVICE K237EX 95.3fm Owatonna Pipestone Mankato Rochester Flandreau St. James K280EC103. 9fm Winona KXLC 91.1fm News KNSW 91.7fm K289AE 105.7fm Stewartville Windom K295BD 106.9fm K201BW 88.1fm Dell Rapids KRSW 89.3fm La Crescent K246BG 97.1fm Austin Classical MPR headquarters Blue Earth Albert Lea La Crosse, WI MAP KEY Fairmont KNSE90.1fm Sioux Falls Luverne KAUR 89.1fm Worthington K277AD 103.3fm The Current KRSD 88.1fm K224DM 92.7fm K280EB 103.9fm Decorah, IA News and Classical Milford Sheldon KLNI 88.7fm K270AQ101. 9fm Spencer KLCD 89.5fm City—Station Location completes major Sioux Center K222BA 92.3fm K242BW 96.3fm expansion and renovation (2005) 2010 MPR surpasses 100,000 financially supportive members mark (2009)
Materials Available Upon Request: Audio: MPR’s first on-air fund drive featuring Bill Kling and Garrison Keillor Video: APMG’s 40th Anniversary DVD featuring multiple historic B-Roll opportunities Photos: High resolution files of the photos on this sheet, a Bill Kling head shot, and more