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| Broadcast area | Minneapolis-St. Paul |
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| Frequency | 89.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 89.3 The Current |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public; AAA |
| Subchannels | HD2: Carbon Sound |
| Affiliations | MPR, NPR |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Minnesota Public Radio |
| History | |
First air date | 1968 (as WCAL-FM) |
Former call signs | WCAL-FM (1968–2005) |
Call sign meaning | The Current, Minnesota Public Radio |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 62162 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 234 m (768 ft) |
| Repeater(s) | KPCC-HD2 (Pasadena, California) KMSE (Rochester, Minnesota) KZIO (Duluth, Minnesota) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live! PLS |
| Website | thecurrent.org |
KCMP (89.3 FM, 89.3 the Current) is a radio station owned by Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) that broadcasts an adult album alternative (AAA) music format including a significant rotation of songs by local artists. Licensed to Northfield, Minnesota, and covering the Minneapolis-St. Paul market, the station's studios are located at the MPR Broadcast Center on Cedar Street in downtown St. Paul, while its transmitter is located atop the Vermillion Highlands near Coates. The Current is also broadcast on stations in Rochester, Duluth-Superior, Pasadena-Los Angeles, translators around Minnesota, and online.
The Current, which has been broadcasting its AAA format since 2004, debuted after MPR purchased WCAL-FM, the radio station of St. Olaf College in Northfield, in 2004. St. Olaf had put WCAL-FM on the air in 1968 as an extension of WCAL, a part-time AM station established in 1922 and eventually shut down in 1991.