KTCZ-FM

KTCZ-FM
Minneapolis, Minnesota;
Broadcast area	Minneapolis-St. Paul
Frequency	97.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Cities 97.1
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Modern AC
Subchannels	HD2: K-Love (Contemporary Christian); HD3: Hot 102.5 (Mainstream urban);
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc.; (iHM Licenses, LLC);
Sister stations	K244FE; K273BH; KDWB-FM; KEEY-FM; KFXN-FM; KQQL; KTLK; W227BF;
History
First air date	January 1947 (as WTCN-FM)
Former call signs	WTCN-FM (1947-1954); KWFM (1954-1969); KTCR-FM (1969-1984)
Call sign meaning	K Twin CitieZ
Technical information
Facility ID	10142
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	315 m (1,033 ft)
Translator(s)	HD2: 92.1 K221ES (Albertville); HD2: 97.7 K249ED (Albertville); HD2: 99.9 K260BA (Coon Rapids); HD2: 105.5 K288GR (Bayport); HD3: 102.5 K273BH (Minneapolis);
Links
Webcast	Analog/HD1: Listen Live; HD3: Hot 102.5 Listen Live
Website	Analog/HD1: cities971.iheart.com; HD3: hot1025.iheart.com

KTCZ-FM (97.1 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota and serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul radio market and Western Wisconsin. KTCZ airs a hybrid modern adult contemporary radio format. The station is owned and operated by iHeartMedia and has studios and offices on Utica Avenue South in St. Louis Park.

KTCZ's transmitter is located on the KMSP Tower located off Ramby Avenue near Interstate 694 in Shoreview. KTCZ broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format. The HD2 subchannel carries contemporary Christian music from the K-Love network, and feeds four FM translator stations, while the HD3 subchannel carries an urban contemporary format known as "Hot 102.5", and feeds FM translator K273BH (102.5 FM).

KTCZ has an auxiliary transmitter with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 40,000 watts located at the IDS Center in Downtown Minneapolis.

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