KKSD (104.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Milbank, South Dakota, United States, the station serves the Watertown, South Dakota area. The station is owned and operated by Alpha Media after it purchased the stations of Digity, LLC.[1]
Broadcast area | Watertown, South Dakota |
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Frequency | 104.3 MHz |
Branding | 104.3 KKSD |
Programming | |
Format | Classic hits |
Ownership | |
Owner | Alpha Media |
KDLO-FM, KIXX, KSDR, KSDR-FM, KWAT | |
History | |
First air date | September 20, 1989 (as KMSD-FM) |
Former call signs | KMSD-FM (1989–1991) KPHR (1991–1998) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 63598 |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 299 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°10′31″N 96°59′15″W / 45.17528°N 96.98750°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | gowatertown.net |
History
editThe station was assigned the call sign KMSD-FM on 1989-09-20. On 1991-04-15, the station changed its call sign to KPHR and on 1998-05-15 to the current KKSD.[2]
KKSD ran a classic rock format as "104.3 The Fox" for many years, and flipped to its "Hippie Radio 104.3" classic hits format on January 1, 2013.[3] The Hippie Radio branding was dropped in June 2018.
References
edit- ^ "ALPHA MEDIA TO PURCHASE DIGITY RADIO STATIONS". Alpha Media USA. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "KKSD Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Format Changes". Your Midwest Media. 1 January 2013. Archived from the original on 17 March 2013.
External links
edit- KKSD in the FCC FM station database
- KKSD in Nielsen Audio's FM station database