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KTIS (AM)

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Broadcast area
  
Minneapolis-St. Paul

Class
  
B

Frequency
  
900 kHz AM

Format
  
Christian radio

Branding
  
Faith 900, Faith Radio

Repeater(s)
  
98.5-2 KTIS-HD2

Facility ID
  
49770

City of license
  
Minneapolis

Area
  
Minneapolis–Saint Paul

Slogan
  
Connecting Faith to Life


Translator(s)
  
90.7 K214DF (Golden Valley)

Power
  
50,000 watts (day) 500 watts (night)

Owner
  
University of Northwestern – St. Paul

KTIS, known on-air as Faith 900 KTIS, or by the network name Faith Radio, is a radio station in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that is owned and operated by University of Northwestern - St Paul and is a non-profit, listener-supported radio station relying on donations from the local community throughout the year. It broadcasts on 900 AM, covering Minneapolis-St. Paul and surrounding areas in Minnesota.

KTIS' studios are located on Snelling Avenue in St. Paul, while its transmitter is located in the Hazel Park neighborhood of Oakdale.

Programming is nearly 100 percent satellite delivered and produced by Northwestern Media.

The format is mainly Christian talk and teaching, with programs such as Turning Point with David Jeremiah; Focus on the Family; Family Life Today with Dennis Rainey; Insight for Living with Chuck Swindoll; Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram; In Touch with Charles Stanley; Walk In The Word with James McDonald; Just Thinking with Ravi Zacharias; and others.

On February 6, 2015, KTIS began simulcasting on FM translator K214DF (90.7 FM), via KTIS-FM HD2.

Faith Radio, is a radio network with its headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that is owned and operated by University of Northwestern - St Paul and is a non-profit, listener-supported radio station relying on donations from listeners throughout the year. It broadcasts in Minneapolis-St. Paul at KTIS, Fargo-Moorhead at KFNW, Sioux Falls at KNWC, Waterloo at KNWS, Madison at WNWC, Duluth at KDNI, Hartford at WNWW, Kansas City at KJNW (HD 88.5.2).

Station & Translator Launch Dates
February 7, 1949 AM900 KTIS (AM)
April 2, 1953 AM1090 KNWS KNWS (AM)
October 28, 1955 AM 1200 KFNW KFNW (AM)
March 25, 1961 AM1270 KNWC KNWC (AM)
April 16, 1983 90.5 FM KDNI KDNI
January 30, 1997 AM1190 WNWC WNWC (AM)
November 2015 90.7 FM KTIS (translator)
March 29, 2016 AM1290 WNWW WNWW
May 25, 2016 104.7FM WNWC (translator - see references)
July 18, 2016 93.1FM KNWS (translator)

References

KTIS (AM) Wikipedia