KYSM-FM

KYSM-FM (103.5 MHz, "Country 103.5") is an American radio station licensed to Mankato and serving the Minnesota River Valley. The station currently airs a country music format.

KYSM-FM

Mankato, Minnesota United States
Broadcast area	Mankato, Minnesota
Frequency	103.5 MHz
Branding	Country 103.5
Programming
Format	Country
Ownership
Owner	Alpha Media (Alpha 3E Licensee LLC)
Sister stations	KMKO-FM, KEEZ-FM, KRBI-FM
History
First air date	January 31, 1948; 77 years ago (1948-01-31)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	20400
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	165 m (541 ft)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.1035kysm.com

Country 103.5 was purchased by Three Eagles Communications from its previous owner, Clear Channel Communications in August 2007, and then by Digity, LLC on September 12, 2014. Sister stations include KEEZ, KRBI-FM and KMKO-FM.

History

KYSM-FM first went on the air January 31, 1948, on 103.5 MHz. John F. Meagher was general manager of the station and its sister station, KYSM.^[2]

In May 2024, most on-air staffers in Alpha Media's Mankato cluster, including those on KYSM, were let go as part of a nationwide round of cuts by Alpha. Other on-air staff that were retained were relegated to off-air roles, and the station went jockless. The following month, KYSM began airing programming from Westwood One's "Hot Country" format.^[3][4][5]