KMAP (AM)

{{Infobox radio station

| name = KMAP

| city = South St. Paul, Minnesota

| area = Eastern Twin Cities

| airdate = July 1, 1965

| frequency = 1370 kHz

| format = Urban contemporary

| power = 500 watts (day only)

| facility_id = 4708

| coordinates = {{coord|44|52|39|N|92|58|40|W|type:landmark_region:US-MN|display=inline}}

| former_callsigns = WMKT (1965–1970)
KDAN (1970–1983)

| owner = KMAP Broadcasting

}}

KMAP (1370 AM) was an American radio station licensed to serve the community of South St. Paul, Minnesota, United States.

History

The station was established on July 1, 1965 as WMKT, with a 500-watt daytime-only signal. In 1970, the station changed its call sign to KDAN and cycled through different formats (including country music, disco, jazz, and all news) before going bankrupt by 1983 and leaving the air. The station was carrying a country format at the time and was owned by Benita Soho of Los Angeles, doing business as Newport Broadcasting. The signal was dark for an extended period before signing back on as KMAP in early 1988.

The station was assigned the call sign "KMAP" by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on March 9, 1983. KMAP broadcast an urban contemporary format until July 1989 when it again went dark, and shortly after surrendered its broadcast license. The license was then cancelled by the FCC. The station's last documented owner was KMAP Broadcasting of Tampa, Florida

References

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{{cite web|title=Call Sign History|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=4708|work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database|accessdate=June 14, 2011}}

{{cite web|publisher=FCC Media Bureau|title=Station Search Details|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=4708|date=April 1, 1983|accessdate=June 14, 2011}}

{{cite book |title=Broadcasting/Cable Yearbook 1981|chapter=Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada|publisher=Broadcasting Publications, Inc|location=Washington, DC|year=1981|page=C-125}}

{{cite book |title=Broadcasting/Cable Yearbook 1990|chapter=Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada|publisher=Broadcasting Publications, Inc|location=Washington, DC|year=1990|page=B-168}}

{{cite book |title=1991 Broadcasting Yearbook|chapter=Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada|publisher=Broadcasting Publications, Inc|location=Washington, DC|year=1991|page=B-175|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Broadcasting-1991-Yearbook-Page-Range-Guide.htm|accessdate=July 31, 2011}}

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External links

[https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=37081 FCC History Cards for WMKT/KDAN]

Category:Radio stations in Minnesota

Category:Defunct radio stations in the United States

Category:Radio stations established in 1965

Category:Radio stations disestablished in 1989

Category:1965 establishments in Minnesota

Category:1989 disestablishments in Minnesota

Category:Daytime-only radio stations in Minnesota

Category:Defunct mass media in Minnesota