KEEY-FM

Infobox Radio station
name = KEEY


city = St. Paul, Minnesota
area = Minneapolis-St. Paul
branding = K102
slogan = "Today's Country and Your All Time Favorites"
airdate = 1940s
frequency = 102.1 FM (MHz) HD Radio
102.1 HD-2: K102 New
Modern country
format = Commercial; Country
power = 100,000 watts
erp =
haat = 315 meters
class = C
facility_id = 59967
callsign_meaning = "Key" (used with previous format)
former_callsigns = KSTP-FM (1940s-1968)
owner = Clear Channel
webcast = [http://www.k102.com/cc-common/streaming_new/index.html?refreshed=yes Listen Live!]
sister_stations = KDWB, KFAN, KFXN, KQQL, KTCZ, KTLK
website = [http://www.k102.com/ www.k102.com]
affiliations =

K102 (KEEY 102.1 FM) is a country music station serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul market of Minnesota. It is the most popular country station in the area, and often comes in just below area powerhouses KQRS-FM and WCCO in overall ratings. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications. Its transmitter is located in Shoreview, Minnesota.

On April 25, 2006, Clear Channel announced that KEEY's HD2 subchannel will carry a format focusing on new hits from today's and up-and-coming Country music stars.

History

KSTP-FM/"Key"

The original call letters for 102.1 were KSTP-FM, and the station was partnered with Hubbard Broadcasting's AM station of the same name. Hubbard would eventually sell the station and relocate KSTP-FM to its present day location at 94.5.

Much of 102.1's early history is intertwined with former sister station WMIN 1400 AM. KEEY ("Key") took off in 1968 by programming Drake-Chenault's automated "Hit Parade '68", an adult version of the format found on KHJ in Los Angeles. Drake's promotional materials indicate it was targeted to the 18-49 age group, for "those people who may not like Top 40 as a steady diet, and those who are not particularly fond of some of the outdated middle of the road (MOR) stations".

K102

In 1971, KEEY-FM switched to beautiful music, along with their AM sister station of the same name. The FM station was later co-owned with another AM station, WDGY. They switched to their current country music format in 1982, and quickly became a dominant force in the market.

K102 was named Major Market Station of the Year by the Country Music Association in 2005 while being programmed by Gregg Swedberg.

In 2007, the station was nominated for the top 25 markets Country music Radio & Records magazine station of the year award . Other nominees included WUSN Chicago, KYGO-FM Denver, WYCD Detroit, WXTU Philadelphia, and KSON-FM San Diego.cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=2007 Industry Achievement Awards | date=September 28, 2008 | publisher= | url =http://www.radioandrecords.com/Conventions/con2007/awards/indexFinal.asp | work =Radio and Records]

Summer 2008 Phase II Arbitron Rating: #2 (6.6)

Airstaff

The current lineup (as of August 2008) is as follows

* Morning Show: The K102 Wakeup Crew - Donna Valentine, John "Fish" Hines & Mike "Muss" Mussman
* Mid-Days: Amy James
* Afternoon Drive: JD Greene
* Nighttime: Adam West
* Overnights: Mary J. McKay
* Weekend's/Fill-ins: Jami Austin, Justin Cash & Neil Knight

References

External links

* [http://www.k102.com/ K102]
* [http://www.k102.com/pages/hd/index.html KEEY-HD2's "K102 New"]
*FMQ|KEEY
*FML|KEEY
*FMARB|KEEY
* [http://www.radiotapes.com Radiotapes.com] Featuring an aircheck of KEEY's Hit Parade '71, an aircheck when the station programmed Beautiful Music in 1976 plus airchecks and videos of other Minneapolis/St. Paul radio stations dating back to 1924.