American Public Media Group: Over 40 years with an Innovative Vision

MPR founded by Bill Kling and St. John’s University (Collegeville, MN) President Colman Barry; first broadcast January 22, 1967

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 joins forces with WGBH Boston, WNYC New York and KUSC Los Angeles to form 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)

MPR builds first newsroom (1973)

Kling receives Edward R. Murrow Award for Outstanding Contributions to Public Radio

1965

1980

1970Kling elected to serve as a

founding trustee of National Public Radio (1970)

MPR purchases 99.5 frequency; dedicates it to Classal music programming (1991)

MPR and BBC co-produce a live 36 hour broadcast from Minnesota that is heard worldwide (1991)

World Theater renamed after St. Paul author F. Scott Fitzgerald (1994)

Southern California Public Radio founded (2000)

Marketplace acquired (2000)

Kling inducted into Minnesota Broadcaster’s Hall of Fame (2004)

American Public Media founded (2004)

American Public Media’s Public Insight Network created (2005)

MPR headquarters completes major expansion and renovation (2005)

89.3 The Current launched (2005)

MPR surpasses 100,000 financially supportive members mark (2009)

MPR expands reach to Internet (1995)

Regional Networkas of June 2010

News

Classical

The Current

News and Classical

BROADCAST AREA MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO SERVICE

MAP

KEY

City —Station LocationK270AQ 101.9fm

KNOW 91.1fmKSJN 99.5fmKCMP 89.3fm

K222BA 92.3fm

KRSD 88.1fm

KNSW 91.7fmKRSW 89.3fm

KNCM 88.5fmKRSU 91.3fm

K215BL 90.9fm

KNSR 88.9fmKNSR 88.9 fm HD2KSJR 90.1 fm

KNWF 91.5fmKCMF 89.7fm

KCCD 90.3fmKCCM 91.1fm

KNTN 102.7fmKQMN 91.5fm

K201CN 88.1fm K249BK 97.7fm

W269AC 101.7fm K208CR 89.5fm

WIRN 92.5 fmWIRR 90.9 fm WLSN 89.7fm

WMLS 88.7fm

W224AO 92.7fm

WSCN 100.5fmWSCD 92.9 fm

KNBJ 91.3fmKCRB 88.5fm

KBPN 88.3fmKBPR 90.7fm

KNSE 90.1fmK277AD 103.3fm

KZSE 90.7fmKLSE 91.7fmKMSE 88.7fm

KXLC 91.1fmK201BW 88.1fm

W297AW 107.3fm K270AB 101.9fm

K297AD 107.3 fm K281AB 104.1fm

KLNI 88.7fmKLCD 89.5fm

K242BW 96.3 fm

K280EB 103.9fm

K280EC 103.9fm K289AE 105.7fm

WGGL 91.1fm

La Crosse, WI

W226AY 93.1 fm W293AV 106.5 fm K283AN 104.5 fm W248AS 97.5 fm

Olivia

K276EW 103.1fm K28OET 103.9 fm

W215AI 90.9fm

KRXW 103.5 fm

Sun Valley

IDAHO

KWRV 91.9 fm

K231AT 94.1fm

Brookings

K238AX 95.5 fm

KAUR 89.1fm

K206EF 89.1 fm

Redwood Falls

K245AK 96.9fm

K216FZ 91.1fm K286AU 105.1fm

K246BG 97.1fm K295BD 106.9 fm

KNGA 91.5fmKGAC 90.5fmK237EX 95.3fm

K228XN 93.5 fm

K224DM 92.7 fm

K286AW 105.1fm

EvelethW256BC 99.1fm

Glencoe

Sleepy Eye

K276EV 103.1fm

St. James

Warroad

K264AR 100.7 fm

K237ET 95.3fm

Superior, WI

Minneapolis/St. Paul

Duluth

Rochester

St. Peter

St. Cloud/Collegeville

La Crescent

Decorah, IA

Austin

Bemidji

Brainerd

Fergus Falls

Fargo, ND/Moorhead

Hibbing

Marshall

Appleton

Owatonna

Virginia

Ely

WorthingtonSioux Falls

Grand Marais

Houghton, MI

Roseau

International Falls

Thief River Falls

Bloomington

Bagley

MahnomenAda

Walker

ParkRapids

Cloquet

Aitkin

Fairmont

Faribault

Lakeville

Anoka

Elk River

Buffalo

Red Wing

Buhl

Willmar Litchfield

Benson

Luverne

Pipestone

Ortonville

Perham

Pine City

Silver Bay

Springfield

Windom

Staples

Stewartville

Tracy

Two Harbors

Wadena

Crookston

Red Lake Falls

Warren

Hallock

Grand Forks

Baudette

Detroit Lakes

Little FallsLong Prairie

MontevideoMadison

Granite Falls

Morris

Breckenridge

Wahpeton

AshlandColfax

Drayton

Hankinson

Reynolds

Watertown

Dell Rapids

Flandreau

MilbankMarvin

Spencer

Milford

Menomonie

Hudson

Stillwater

Sioux Center

Sheldon

MarquetteBessemer

Iron River

L’Anse

Laurium

Minong

Winona

Blue Earth

Grand Rapids

Alexandria

Mankato

Albert Lea

New Ulm

Northfield

Hinckley

Materials Available Upon Request:Audio: MPR’s first on-air fund drive featuring Bill Kling and Garrison KeillorVideo: APMG’s 40th Anniversary DVD featuring multiple historic B-Roll opportunitiesPhotos: High resolution files of the photos on this sheet, a Bill Kling head shot, and more

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