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is a city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 25,924 at the 2000 census.
Many Twin Cities-area broadcasters use Shoreview as a site for their transmitting antennas. KMSP channel 9 owns one tower (KMSP TV Tower) reaching 1466 feet (446.8 m) high, shared with WFTC, KTCA/KTCI, and ten FM radio stations. Another pair of towers nearby (Telefarm Towers Shoreview) stand approximately 1437 feet (438 m) tall and are co-owned by WCCO-TV, KARE, and KSTP-TV, and are also used by WUCW.
Shoreview made national headlines in September 1971 when a television tower on the site of the current Telefarm towers collapsed during construction, killing seven workers.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.7 square miles (33.0 km²), of which, 11.2 square miles (29.0 km²) of it is land and 1.5 square miles (4.0 km²) of it is water. The total area is 12.17% water. Rice Creek flows through the northwestern part of the city. Interstate Highway 35W, Interstate Highway 694, and County Highway 96 are three of the main routes in the city. Its primary lakes are Turtle Lake, Snail Lake, Lake Owasso, Island Lake, and Lake Josephine.