KNSP | |
City: | Staples, Minnesota |
Branding: | 98.5 The Fan |
Frequency: | 1430 kHz |
Translator: | 98.5 K253CK (Staples) |
Airdate: | June 3, 1982 |
Format: | Sports |
Power: | 1,000 watts day 199 watts night |
Class: | D |
Facility Id: | 30016 |
Coordinates: | 46.3594°N -94.7819°W |
Affiliations: | The FAN Radio Network ESPN Radio |
Owner: | Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. |
Licensee: | HBI Radio Brainerd/Wadena, LLC |
Sister Stations: | KKWS, KWAD |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
KNSP (1430 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format.[1] Licensed to Staples, Minnesota, United States, the station is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc., through licensee HBI Radio Brainerd/Wadena, LLC.[2]
KNSP's programming is primarily supplied by the Fan Radio Network, based out of KFXN-FM in Minneapolis–St. Paul; evening and overnight programming comes from ESPN Radio. Prior to 2017, KNSP simulcast classic country from Wadena sister station KWAD for about a quarter-century.
Hubbard Broadcasting announced on November 13, 2014 that it would purchase the Omni Broadcasting stations, including KNSP.[3] The sale was completed on February 27, 2015, at a purchase price of $8 million for the 16 stations and one translator.[4]