It's hard not to see the puns in these station calls -- since Mitchell SD is famous in the US (and worldwide, if you believe it ) for being the home of The One, The Only, The Most Awesome: CORN PALACE!!!!
Blasterz LOVE the Corn Palace, and of we are in SD, we find a way to get to Mitchell. The corn palace is decorated only with natural corn products and the amazing designs change every year.
So - since Blasterz were in South Dakota, AND since we were buzzing along the I-90 ANYWAY -- we stopped at the Corn Palace, and shot these radio broadcast transmitter towers on the way.
We start with the Corniest of all, the aptly-named KORN-AM 1490, which is the southernmost tower of the 2 towers. Info from Radio-locator.com: (
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"KORN-AM 1490 kHz
Mitchell, South Dakota
"The Talk of the Town"
Station Format: News/Talk
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Station Owner:
Nedved Media, LLC
Station Address:
600 N. Kiwanis
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
KORN-AM Technical Details:
Station Status Licensed Class C [Help] AM Station
Digital Status Analog only
Area of Coverage View Coverage Map
Hours of Operation Unlimited
Antenna Mode Non-Directional - 1 Pattern
Power 1000 Watts
Number of Towers 1
Transmitter Location 43° 42' 14" N, 97° 59' 58" W
License Granted January 08 1980
License Expires April 01 2021
Last FCC Update March 22 2013
KORN-AM also broadcasts its primary channel from this additional transmitter
K267CN 101.3 FM Mitchell, SD (250 watts)"
And the Radio-Locator info for KORN-AM's low-power FM translator, K267CN-FM 101.3, which is to the north of the KORN-AM & KQRN-FM tower:
"K267CN-FM 101.3 MHz
Mitchell, South Dakota
"The Talk of the Town"
Parent Station Format: News/Talk
Parent Website:
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Parent Station Address:
600 N. Kiwanis
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
K267CN-FM Technical Details:
Station Status Licensed Class D FM Translator
Digital Status Analog only
Parent Station KORN-AM
Effective Radiated Power 250 Watts
Height above Ground Level 89 meters (292 feet)
Height above Sea Level 485 meters (1591 feet)
Antenna Pattern Non-Directional
Transmitter Location 43° 42' 12" N, 97° 59' 53" W
License Granted February 19 2020
License Expires April 01 2021
Last FCC Update February 19 2020"
the last Nedved Media tower hosts a 10-bay broadcast array for KQRN-FM 107.3 (See what they did there?) From Radio-locator again: (
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"KQRN-FM 107.3 MHz
Mitchell, South Dakota
"Hits 107 the Q Q107"
Station Format: Hot AC
Website:
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Audio Feed:
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Station Owner:
Nedved Media, LLC
Station Address:
600 N. Kiwanis
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
KQRN-FM Technical Details:
Station Status Licensed Class C1 FM Station
Digital Status Analog only
Effective Radiated Power 100,000 Watts
Height above Avg. Terrain 110 meters (361 feet)
Height above Ground Level 112 meters (367 feet)
Height above Sea Level 509 meters (1670 feet)
Antenna Pattern Non-Directional
Transmitter Location 43° 42' 14" N, 97° 59' 58" W
License Granted February 25 1981
License Expires April 01 2021
Last FCC Update March 22 2013"