MINNESOTA NEWS CONNECTION
330 radio stations aired MNC stories in 2004 29. KOZY AM, KMFY (2) 63. KNSI, KCLD, KCML, KZPK (4) Grand Rapids, ND St. Cloud 30. KNOX AM/FM, KYCK (3) 64. WJON AM (6) St. Cloud Grand Forks, ND 65. KRBI AM/FM (2) St. Peter 31. WTIP (2) Grand Marais 66. MN News Network (60) Statewide 32. WMFG AM/FM, KMFG (3) Hibbing 67. ND PUBLIC RADIO (16) Statewide 33. KGHS, KSDM (2) International Falls 68. RED RIVER FARM NETWORK (7) 34. WIZM AM/FM, KLCH (3) Statewide La Crosse, WI 69. KKAQ AM/FM,KTRF,KKDQ (4) 35. WQCC,WLXR,WLSN AM, Three River Falls KQEG,WKHH AM/FM, 70. KWAD, KNSP, KKWS (3) Wadena WSBZ (7) La Crosse, WI 71. KOWZ-AM KOWZ-FM 36. KLTF FM, KFML, WYRQ (3) KRUE-FM (3) Waseca Little Falls 72. KWAT, KIXX, KDLO, KKSD (4) 37. KEYL AM, KXDL FM (2) Watertown, SD Long Prairie 73. KDJS AM/FM (2) Wilmar 38. KQAD AM, KLQL (2) Luverne 74. KWLM AM, KQRC, KOLD (3) 39. KLQP-FM (1) Madison Wilmar 1. KKIN AM/FM (2) Aitkin 40. KEEZ FM (1) Mankato 75. KQYB, KHME, KNEI AM/FM, KSFF, 2. KATE AM, KCPI (2) Albert Lea 41. KMSU,KMSK,K228Q, KVIK (6) Winona 3. KXRA AM/FM, KXRZ (3) Alexandria K228R (4) Mankato 76. KWOA AM/FM, KITN (3) 4. WLMX, WXCX (2) 42. KMHL, KARL, KARZ, Worthington Balsom Lake Siren, WI KKCK (4) Marshall 77. WNAX, KCLH (5) Yankton 5. KKBJ AM/FM, WBJI (3) Bemidji 43. WMEQ, WATQ, WBIZ FM (3) 6. KBMO, KCSR AM/FM (3) Benson Menomonie 7. KBEW AM/FM (2) Blue Earth 44. KBEM (1) Minneapolis 8. KJLY, KJCY, KJYL (14) Blue Earth 45. KFAI AM/FM (2) Minneapolis 9. KLIZ AM/FM,KFGI KVBR (4) 46. KSNB (1) Minneapolis Brainerd 47. KTIS AM/FM (2) Minneapolis 10. WJJY, KTCF, KBPQ (3) Brainerd 48. KUOM (1) Minneapolis 11. KLKS (1) Breezy Point 49. WXPT, KCCO, WCCO (40) 12. KRWC AM (1) Buffalo Minneapolis 13. WKLK AM/FM, KBFH (3) Cloquet 50. KDMA, KMGM, KKRC (3) 14. KROX AM (1) Crookston Montevideo 15. KDLM, KBOT (2) Detroit Lakes 51. KCCD, KCCM FM (2) Moorhead 16. KRCQ FM (1) Detroit Lakes 52. KMRS, KKOK (2) Morris 17. KDAL AM/FM, KTCO (3) Duluth 53. KCHK AM/FM (2) New Prague 18. KDNW, KDNI (2) Duluth 54. WIXK AM (1) New Richmond 19. KUMD FM (1) Duluth 55. KNUJ AM, KNSG, KNUJ, 20. WELY AM/FM (2) Ely KYSM AM/FM (5) New Ulm 21. WEVE, KRBT (2) Eveleth 56. KXLP FM, KYSM AM/FM (3) 22. KFMC FM, KSUM AM (2) Fairmont New Ulm 23. KFGO, KCHY, KRVI, KFAB, 57. KYMN AM (1) Northfield WDAY FM (5) Fargo, ND 58. KDIO, KMSD, KPHR (3) Ortonville 24. WDAY, WBFG (2) Fargo, ND 59. KPRM,KDKK,KBKK,KQKK,KSKK, 25. KDHL AM (1) Faribault KXKK (6) Park Rapids 26. KBRF, KJJK AM/FM, KPRW, 60. KLOH AM/FM, KISD (3) Pipestone KZCR (5) Fergus Falls 61. KLGR AM/FM (2) Redwood Falls 27. KKCQ AM/FM, KKEQ (3) Fosston 62. KELO, KRRO, KTWB, KWSN, (4) 28. KAXE (1) Grand Rapids Sioux Falls, SD
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Minnesota Broadcasters “Appreciate that it brings ideas Story Breakout Number of Radio Stories Station Airings* from other areas…Reliable. Budget Policy & Priorities 13 1,248 Prompt. Timely. Concise…Good range of topics…Nice addition Children’s Issues 17 1,697 to our news coverage.” Citizenship/Representative Democracy 7 876
Community Issues 3 279 “This has been an incredibly valu- able service to both our organiza- Consumer Safety 8 1,022 tion and to the public. It is needed Early Childhood Education 7 699 everywhere. The stories they’ve done have been very high-quality, Education 8 797 professional and right on target. We’ve heard many times that Energy Policy 10 979 people are familiar with our work Environment 14 1,419 through their stories.” Mark Ritchie Family/Father Issues 3 311 Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Health Issues 20 2,245
HIV/AIDS Prevention 7 574
Housing/Homelessness 11 1,252
Human Rights/Diversity 9 726
Hunger/Food/Nutrition 7 837
Livable Wages/Working Families 31 2,760
Public Lands/Wilderness 11 893
Rural/Farming 19 2,678
Smoking Prevention 13 1,458
Teen Pregnancy 8 475
Totals 226 23,225
* Represents the minimum number of times stories were aired. 2004 Annual Report