Top Music Stations in Minnesota
You have a blast listening to music, while working, working out, and driving in your car. Sometimes though, you have troubles finding a music station that fits you. Sometimes your favorite station changes and what used to be a couple of minutes of commercials once an hour has become a couple of minutes of music once an hour! Or maybe you are new to Minnesota, just visiting the area, or possibly just need a change. You have come to the right place.
Here we have all of the top Minnesota music stations in one place, you are sure to find one that meets your tastes. Try out all of the Minnesota stations and then give us your opinion on the best, worst, and any we don’t have on the list that should be. Whether you are in Minnesota for a visit or have lived here for years, we want to hear your opinion.
We have catered our list of Minnesota stations to the local opinions we have received so don’t stop sending them in. Music is an important part of our lives, in Minnesota, and anywhere else. Music stations are also a personal thing. What is music to you? Is it what gets you through your daily commute in Minnesota? Is it what you jam to in the shower? Is it what calms and centers you at work?
The Vibe 105 FM
Minneapolis, MN
WGVX, WRXP and WGVZ is a trimulcast serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul region, and an area of central Minnesota to the north, with a mainstream Adult Contemporary format. The three stations are now owned by Cumulus Media, along with sister stations KQRS-FM and KXXR.
KDNW
Duluth, MN
KDNW (97.3 FM, “Life 97.3”) is a contemporary Christian music radio station located in Duluth, Minnesota, owned and operated by the University of Northwestern-St. Paul, a Christian college in St. Paul, Minnesota.
KTCO
Duluth, MN
KTCO (98.9 FM, “Kat Country 98.9”) is a radio station in Duluth, Minnesota, airing a country music format. KTCO is owned by Midwest Communications, which also owns KDKE, WDSM, WDUL, KDAL, and KDAL-FM in Duluth.
Refuge Radio
Duluth, MN
Refuge Radio, originally WNCB, was founded in 1981 as an outreach to youth and young adults in the city of Duluth. Many prayers, and many hands helped bring them from a small station in a basement to a network reaching thousands of listeners across 4 states. Over thirty years later, they are still dedicated to bringing good music and faithful encouragement to their community.
KFAI
Minneapolis, MN
KFAI (90.3 FM Minneapolis and K294AM 106.7 FM West St. Paul) is a community radio station in Minnesota. The station broadcasts a wide variety of music, and also airs programming catering to many of the diverse ethnic groups of the region. The station offers public access services, so they encourage anyone in the community to make their own show and have it broadcast over the air. The station is part of Minnesota’s Independent Public Radio network and, despite relatively weak transmitters, is considered by many to be the group’s flagship station.
Mix 108
Duluth, MN
KBMX (107.7 FM, “Mix 108”) is an Adult Top 40 (CHR) radio station serving Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin. It is owned by Townsquare Media.
KMOJ 89.9 FM
Minneapolis, MN
KMOJ, 89.9 FM, is a community-oriented station located in Minneapolis, Minnesota airing a predominantly urban adult contemporary format. It began in 1976 as WMOJ, a very low-power AM station at 1200 kHz that reached only a few blocks from its studios and transmitter in the Sumner-Olson and Glenwood-Lyndale public housing developments. KMOJ features soul, blues, gospel, reggae, jazz, hip-hop, spoken word, and talk shows aimed at African American listeners. It is owned and operated by the non-profit Center for Communications and Development (“CCD”), located on Minneapolis’ north side.
WDSM
Duluth, MN
WDSM (710 AM) is a talk radio station in Duluth, Minnesota, (licensed to Superior, Wisconsin). WDSM was created in 1938 as an affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting System. The station aired a country format during the 1980’s, and then sports radio during the 1990’s.
KCMP
St. Paul, MN
KCMP (89.3 FM, 89.3 The Current), is a radio station owned by Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) that broadcasts a AAA music format including a significant rotation of songs by local artists. Licensed to serve Northfield, Minnesota, the station’s studios are located at the MPR Broadcast Center on Cedar Street in downtown St. Paul, while its transmitter is located atop the Vermillion Highlands near Coates. KCMP is rebroadcast on KMSE in Rochester at 88.7 MHz, KZIO in Duluth at 104.3 MHz and 94.1 MHz, and on translators around the state. The station broadcasts worldwide via Internet radio streams in the MP3 and Windows Media Audio formats, and is carried on The HD2 of KPCC 89.3 FM in Pasadena, California.
KRJB 106.5FM
Ada, MN
KRJB (106.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Ada, Minnesota. The station is owned by R & J Broadcasting. It airs a full-service Country music format. The station was assigned the KRJB call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on October 19, 1987.
