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In the early 1980's, KTCR-FM was a struggling country music station. Up against aggressive competition, most noteably KEEY-FM (once it changes to a country format), and due to a desire by both stations' new owner, John Parker, country was dropped on February 8, 1984, and a unique new format was introduced. [[KTCZ]] ("Cities 97"). |
In the early 1980's, KTCR-FM was a struggling country music station. Up against aggressive competition, most noteably KEEY-FM (once it changes to a country format), and due to a desire by both stations' new owner, John Parker, country was dropped on February 8, 1984, and a unique new format was introduced. [[KTCZ]] ("Cities 97"). |
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An old photo of KTCR-FM's studios located within the Northwestern Exectonic Institute building at 3800 Minnehaha Avenue in Minnesapolis and airchecks from the 1970's can be found at [ http://www.rickburnett.net]. Past the Home page of this site, you can also see some old photos of some Twin Cities Top 40 radio stations and 1970's airchecks can be found. This site features The Rick Burnett Collection of Twin Cities radio airchecks recorded of the air. These airchecks include Rob Sherwood's last 30 minutes on KDWB-AM and Chuck Knapp's 2nd show on KSTP-AM. |
An old photo of KTCR-FM's studios located within the Northwestern Exectonic Institute building at 3800 Minnehaha Avenue in Minnesapolis and airchecks from the 1970's can be found at [ http://www.rickburnett.net]. Past the Home page of this site, you can also see some old photos of some Twin Cities Top 40 radio stations and 1970's airchecks can be found. This site features The Rick Burnett Collection of Twin Cities radio airchecks recorded of the air. These airchecks include Rob Sherwood's last 30 minutes on [[KDWB]]-AM and Chuck Knapp's 2nd show on [[KSTP]]-AM. |
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Revision as of 19:01, 6 August 2006
The frequency of 97.1 FM in Minneapolis was used by one of the oldest FM stations in the Twin Cities, having been established in the late 1940s. The original call letters were WTCN, and its owners eventually started the local television station with the same name on channel 11. By the late-1950s, 97.1's call letters were KWFM-FM.
Al Tedesco, brother of St. Paul City Councilman Vic Tedesco, purchased the station in 1968 and operated it as KTCR-FM, mated with its AM sibling of the same name (690 AM). Bob Rock was the General Manager, and he ran both stations for Al Tesdesco. In the early and mid-1970's, KTCR-FM was the only 24 hours stereo country station in the Twin Cities. Its AM country competitor, WMIN-AM eventually changed formats, and its FM station, KEEY-FM, programed an automated easy listening format.
In the early 1980's, KTCR-FM was a struggling country music station. Up against aggressive competition, most noteably KEEY-FM (once it changes to a country format), and due to a desire by both stations' new owner, John Parker, country was dropped on February 8, 1984, and a unique new format was introduced. KTCZ ("Cities 97").
An old photo of KTCR-FM's studios located within the Northwestern Exectonic Institute building at 3800 Minnehaha Avenue in Minnesapolis and airchecks from the 1970's can be found at [ http://www.rickburnett.net]. Past the Home page of this site, you can also see some old photos of some Twin Cities Top 40 radio stations and 1970's airchecks can be found. This site features The Rick Burnett Collection of Twin Cities radio airchecks recorded of the air. These airchecks include Rob Sherwood's last 30 minutes on KDWB-AM and Chuck Knapp's 2nd show on KSTP-AM.