KPPS-LP
| Frequency | 97.5 MHz |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Format | Variety (currently silent) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Park Public Radio, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | 2016 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 196131 |
| Class | L1 |
| ERP | 100 watts (via an STA) |
| HAAT | 13.16 m (43 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°56′34″N 93°22′57″W / 44.94278°N 93.38250°W |
| Links | |
| Website | parkpublicradio |
KPPS-LP (97.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to St. Louis Park, Minnesota, United States. The station is currently owned by Park Public Radio, Inc.[1]
KPPS has had difficulties maintaining its signal since its inception. In June of 2017, KTIS signed on a translator on 97.5 from downtown St. Paul on the same frequency as KPPS, causing interference. The station requested an emergency STA to transmit with 100 watts.[2]. Because KPPS had an application to change frequencies to 88.9 at the time, the FCC denied KPPS' request for 100 watts. The application to move to 88.9 was later dismissed, however the station is licensed for 100 watts on an STA as of April 2024. KPPS's consulting engineer went to bat for another LPFM in St. Paul WFNU-LP, which was objecting to a new translator on its frequency (94.1) being proposed by Hubbard Broadcasting for KSTP. Ultimately, that translator was never built.[3]
KPPS also had difficulty finding a suitable transmitting location, proposing several different sites and different frequencies to the FCC, all of which were dismissed.[4] One of the frequencies proposed by KPPS to use was 97.9, which, up until 2019, was largely vacant in the Twin Cities. The FCC denied their application, instead allowing WCTS to move their translator from Plymouth to the IDS Center in downtown Minneapolis, which would greatly improve that station's coverage area. [5]
KPPS left the air on February 7, 2023 the day after the FCC denied PPR’s petition for reconsideration of the dismissal of its application to move to a different transmitter site. In its request for special temporary authority to remain silent, KPPS-LP states that a harsh winter has caused further deterioration of its transmission system and that the antenna will need to be removed for building repairs. [6]
References[edit]
- ^ "KPPS-LP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
- ^ "Correspondence folder". Federal Communications Commission audio division.
- ^ "FCC Blocks Twin Cities Station's FM Translator Play". Inside Radio. July 11, 2017.
- ^ Jon Ellis (May 24, 2023). "FCC denies applications for new Minneapolis FM stations". Northpine.com.
- ^ Jon Ellis (February 10, 2023). "FCC Upholds Decision Giving WCTS Translator Minneapolis Upgrade". Northpine.com.
- ^ Engineer Hikes Uphill with Transmitter Strapped to Back, northpine.com, February 13, 2023
External links[edit]
- KPPS in the FCC FM station database
- KPPS-LP at FCCdata.org
- KPPS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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