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{{Infobox radio station
| name = KYMN
| logo = [[File:KYMN square.png|frameless|]]
| city = [[Northfield, Minnesota]]
| area = 
| branding = ''95.1 The One''
| frequency = 1080 [[kHz]]
| translator = 95.1 K236CO (Northfield)
| airdate = September 27, [[1968 in radio|1968]]
| format = [[Full-service radio|full service]][[Adult album alternative|AAA]]<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/269049/station-sales-week-of-5-17-townsquare-sells-upstate-new-york-trio/ Radio Insight; Station Sales: Week of 5/17; retrieved May 19, 2024.]</ref>
| power = 1,000 [[watt]]s day<br>11 watts night
| erp = 
| haat = 
| class = D
| facility_id = 36013
| coordinates = {{coord|44|29|12.00|N|93|6|19.00|W|region:US_type:city}}
| callsign_meaning = 
| former_callsigns = 
| affiliations = Minnesota News Network<br>[[Minnesota Twins]]<br>[[Minnesota Timberwolves]]
| owner = Northfield Media, Inc.
| licensee = 
| sister_stations = 
| webcast = [https://kymnradio.net/kymn-live-95-1-fm-1080-am/ Listen Live]
| website = [http://www.kymnradio.net kymnradio.net]
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}

'''KYMN''' (1080 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[news/talk]] and [[adult album alternative]] format. Licensed to [[Northfield, Minnesota]], United States, the station primarily serves the cities of Northfield and Dundas in the southern portion of the [[Minneapolis-St. Paul]] area.  The station is currently locally owned by Northfield Media, Inc., owned by Jeff Johnson, long time morning show host of KYMN. KYMN's music and entertainment programs are all made locally with state news provided by the Minnesota News Network.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=KYMN |title=KYMN Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>

KYMN is an affiliate of the [[Minnesota Twins]] baseball team on the Treasure Island Baseball network.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/twins/fans/treasure-island-baseball-network|title=Treasure Island Baseball Network|publisher=Minnesota Twins}}</ref>

== History ==
KYMN has served the Northfield community at 1080 AM since 1968. Founder Stan Stydnicki launched the station to provide an eclectic mix of programs, including community news, sports and music.
[[File:KYMN-50th-Inner-Logo-300x163.jpg|thumb|KYMN Radio's special 50th anniversary logo.]]
In March 1983, KYMN became the first station in Minnesota and first [[daytimer]] in the world to adopt [[AM stereo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Station-Albums/Minnesota-Anniversary-&-Directory.pdf|title=Minnesota Broadcasters Association - Historical Scrapbook and Station Directory|date=1990}}</ref> 
Beginning with the [[AM stereo#Harris System|Harris System]] and later switching to the [[C-QUAM]] system.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/amstereotvstereo0000pren "AM Stereo & TV Stereo: New Sound Dimensions"] by Stan Prentiss, 1985, page 167.</ref> KYMN has since discontinued broadcasting in AM stereo.

A new FM signal, K236CD, launched in 2016, sending the station's signal to the surrounding communities of Cannon Falls, Nerstrand, Faribault and Lonsdale.

KYMN has won the best of radio station in Southern Minnesota award, 5 times. Several hosts at KYMN have also won the best radio host in Southern Minnesota. Both awards are given by the Southern Minnesota Scene Magazine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.southernminn.com/best-radio-station-kymn-radio-1080-am-northfield/image_2759e38f-08a7-53fd-bf9d-d76299db273b.html|title=Best Radio Station – KYMN Radio 1080 AM, Northfield|author=Rich Larson|date=October 15, 2015}}</ref>

The station will be sold in the fall of 2024 to its current news director Rich Larson, as owner Jeff Johnson is retiring.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://northpine.com/2024/05/16/northfield-minn-radio-station-to-be-sold-to-news-director|title=Northfield Radio Station To Be Sold to News Director (Updated)|website=Northpine.com|author=Jon Ellis|date=May 16, 2024}}</ref>

[[File:Kymn studio outside.jpg|thumb|257x257px|A View of the KYMN Studio's on Division St. in Northfield, MN.]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://kymnradio.net/ Official website]
** [http://kymnradio.net/local-programs/kymn-climate-show/ KYMN Climate Show]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSK15098D4g KYMN featured on KARE-TV in 1987. Retrieved June 5, 2017.]
{{AM station data|36013|KYMN}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|49346|K236CO}}
*{{FXL|K236CO}}

{{Minneapolis-St. Paul Radio}}
{{Northfield, Minnesota}}

[[Category:Radio stations in Minnesota]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1968]]
[[Category:1968 establishments in Minnesota]]
[[Category:Full service radio stations in the United States]]


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