weekly newspaper. However, a March 2008 City Pages article criticized The Current for repetitious programming and losing touch with the format that endeared listeners during its first two years. HD Radio and Web Streaming KCMP is licensed by the FCC to broadcast in the HD Radio format. The Current operates several other music services, including "Purple Current", which offers music inspired by Prince and music that likely inspired him; The Siren (women's music and content); Local Current, focusing on Minnesota-made music; Radio Heartland (Americana and roots music); and Rock The Cradle, a children's music stream. On June 16, 2022, The Current debuted another streaming service, "Carbon Sound", focusing on black music including hip-hop, R&B, afrobeat, and related genres. The new service streams online and is available on the HD 2 subchannel of KCMP. Notable presenters Mary Lucia Steve Seel Mark Wheat (January 2005-June 2, 2020) Broadcast reach The Current is heard on 89.3 FM in the Twin Cities metro area, reaching into western Wisconsin. The service is also heard on 88.7 FM KMSE in Rochester and in Duluth on KZIO at 104.3 MHz and 94.1 MHz. In addition, it is carried on an APM-managed station, KPCC in Pasadena, California via an HD Radio subchannel of that station. Additional translators have been periodically added in other cities. The Current's programming originates from St. Paul; the other stations break away during one-minute windows throughout the day for local underwriting and weather, along with legal IDs at the top of each hour. KZIO has a small amount of locally-originated content. References (2002). 80 Years of WCAL: Did five physics students imagine this? WCAL. Accessed November 20, 2004. (December 16, 2004). Minnesota Public Radio to Launch New Music Station in the Twin Cities. Press release, Minnesota Public Radio. Accessed December 16, 2004. Deborah Caulfield Rybak (December 16, 2004). A different beat for WCAL's successor. Star Tribune. Accessed December 16, 2004. (January 21, 2005). The Twin Cities' Newest Radio Station — 89.3 The Current — Takes to the Air at 9 a.m., Monday, January 24 (press release). Minnesota Public Radio. Accessed January 21, 2005. Amy Carlson Gustafson (January 21, 2005). KCMP goes on the air Monday. Saint Paul Pioneer Press. Accessed January 21, 2005. Jeff Miller, editor (December 30, 2004). A Chronology of AM Radio Broadcasting 1900–1960. History of American Broadcasting. Accessed January 21, 2005. External links 89.3 The Current official website MPR: KNOW 91.1/KSJN