KMSP Tower

KMSP Tower
The tower in 2024
Location within Minnesota
General information
Type	TV & Radio transmission tower
Location	Shoreview, Ramsey County, Minnesota, U.S.
Coordinates	45°3′30″N 93°7′28″W
Owner	Fox Television Stations, LLC
Height
Height	1,466 feet (447 m)

The KMSP Tower is a high aerial guyed mast used for the transmission of FM radio and over-the-air television in Shoreview, Minnesota. The structure was apparently the tallest in Minnesota until the construction of the KPXM Tower in 1997.

The tower, which was built in 1971, is owned by KMSP-TV ("Fox 9") parent Fox Television Stations but is shared by several area broadcasters; sister station WFTC ("Fox 9+") and the Twin Cities Public Television stations, KTCA and KTCI. Several FM stations are also on the tower: KQRS-FM 92.5 ("KQ92"), KXXR 93.7 ("93X"), KTCZ 97.1 ("Cities 97"), KTIS-FM 98.5, KSJN 99.5 ("MPR Classical"), KFXN-FM 100.3 ("KFAN"), KDWB 101.3, KEEY 102.1 ("K102"), KMNB 102.9 ("102.9 The Wolf"), and KZJK 104.1 ("Jack FM").

KMSP Tower with the Telefarm Towers in the background

Antenna of the KMSP Tower

In 2001, a painter working on the tower died from asphyxia upon falling 500 feet down the structure.

In April 2022, the tower underwent upgrades to increase KMSP-TV's effective radiated power from 30 kW to 36.2 kW, improving signal strength and expanding coverage.