southeast suburbs. Due to KFAI's limited signal power, programming is targeted to the Twin Cities communities. Three other IPR stations exist in Minneapolis-St. Paul: KBEM-FM (jazz), KMOJ (urban), and KUOM (college/eclectic). KVSC, another college station in St. Cloud, Minnesota, can also be received by some area residents. The station had major plans for expansion into HD radio by the end of 2008. As part of this expansion, on November 16, 2008, the station switched over to a new 900-watt transmitter and directional antenna for its 90.3 FM signal, significantly increasing the broadcast coverage area. In mid-2010, KFAI changed its weekday programming schedule to institute an all-news format from 6-10 a.m. The change included the scheduling of The Takeaway, a three-hour syndicated show from Public Radio International (PRI). Some long-time listeners and programmers were upset with the change, charging the station with abandoning its volunteer programming model. The Takeaway was dropped two years later, after PRI announced the decision to reduce it to a one-hour show. Programming KFAI's programming is highly eclectic and uses block programming, so that, for example, one might find a country music program followed by an hour of news about LGBT issues, or a reggae program followed by an hour of spoken word readings or an hour of Hmong programming. Although programs almost always occupy the same blocks from week to week, programs often have little or nothing to do with what precedes or follows them. Some of the station's programming is carried on other radio stations. The show Crap from the Past, by Ron Gerber, airs on several stations in Arizona, plus one in New Zealand (in addition to a few Internet radio streams). KFAI offers archives of locally produced shows, and many of the station's various hosts and programmers also offer their own archived broadcasts at other sources. Notable personalities Barb Abney Dale Connelly Charlie Parr Mark Wheat See also List of community radio stations in the United States References External links KFAI official website Sound Affects: audio theater Shockwave Radio Theater Podcasts Crap From the Past archives KFAI's page on StylusCity Higher than Fi Radio stations in Minneapolis–Saint Paul Independent Public Radio Community radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1978 1978 establishments in Minnesota