KTOE

KTOE
Mankato, Minnesota;
Broadcast area	Mankato, Minnesota
Frequency	1420 kHz
Branding	1420 AM/98.7 FM KTOE
Programming
Format	Commercial; News/Talk
Affiliations	ABC News Radio; Premiere Networks; Westwood One; Minnesota Twins
Ownership
Owner	Linder Radio Group; (Subarctic Media, LLC);
Sister stations	KATO-FM, KDOG, KXAC, KXLP, KFSP
History
First air date	1950
Call sign meaning	ManKaTOE
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	42899
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	44°10′6″N 93°54′37″W / 44.16833°N 93.91028°W
Translator	98.7 K254DT (Mankato)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	ktoe.com

KTOE (1420 AM) is a radio station licensed to Mankato, Minnesota and serving the Mankato area and the Minnesota River Valley. The 1420 AM frequency went on the air in 1950, airing a news/talk format. The station simulcasts via one FM translator on 98.7 FM. Both stations are licensed to Mankato. The station is operated by Linder Radio Group a.k.a. Subarctic Medial LLC. KTOE partners with the Blue Earth County Historical Society to produce the podcast Surrounded by History, which focuses on local events and figures.^[2]

KTOE is the broadcast home for Minnesota State University Division I Hockey and carries play-by-play coverage of the Minnesota Twins.^[3]

History

KTOE went on air in 1950 as a full service AC station and was once an affiliate of American Top 40.^[4] The station's call letters are a play on its city of license, Mankato, which is pronounced Man-kay-toe.^[5]

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, radio personality Hal Hoover worked at KTOE before moving on to work at several major stations in the Twin Cities and Duluth areas.^[6]