KFXS
Encyclopedia
KFXS is a radio station
licensed
to serve Rapid City, South Dakota
. The station is owned by New Rushmore Radio, Inc.
It airs a Classic rock
music format.
Notable on-air personalities include Jay Davis and Larkin plus syndicated hosts Bob & Tom and Alice Cooper
.
The station was assigned the KFXS call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
on October 28, 1994
.
In July 2006, Schurz Communications
Inc. reached an agreement to buy this station from Triad Broadcasting Co. as part of a six-station deal valued at a reported $19 million.
Schurz Communications created the Black Hills broadcast division, now known as New Rushmore Radio, Inc.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to serve Rapid City, South Dakota
Rapid City, South Dakota
Rapid City is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota, and the county seat of Pennington County. Named after Rapid Creek on which the city is established, it is set against the eastern slope of the Black Hills mountain range. The population was 67,956 as of the 2010 Census. Rapid...
. The station is owned by New Rushmore Radio, Inc.
New Rushmore Radio, Inc.
New Rushmore Radio, Inc. is a small radio broadcasting company, which owns and operates six radio stations in the Black Hills region of western South Dakota. Its parent is Schurz Communications, a radio, television, cable television and newspaper media group....
It airs a Classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
music format.
Notable on-air personalities include Jay Davis and Larkin plus syndicated hosts Bob & Tom and Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
.
The station was assigned the KFXS call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
on October 28, 1994
1994 in radio
The year 1994 in radio involved some significant events.-Events:*January 11 - The Irish government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the Provisional Irish Republican Army and its political arm Sinn Féin....
.
Ownership
In May 1999, Triad Broadcasting reached a deal to acquire this station from Brothers Jim and Tom Instad as part of a twelve-station deal valued at a reported $37.8 million.In July 2006, Schurz Communications
Schurz Communications
Schurz Communications is a South Bend, Indiana-based radio, television, cable tv and newspaper media group.-Cable Television Systems:*Antietam Cable, Hagerstown, Maryland *Advanced Cable Communications, Coral Springs, Florida...
Inc. reached an agreement to buy this station from Triad Broadcasting Co. as part of a six-station deal valued at a reported $19 million.
Schurz Communications created the Black Hills broadcast division, now known as New Rushmore Radio, Inc.
New Rushmore Radio, Inc.
New Rushmore Radio, Inc. is a small radio broadcasting company, which owns and operates six radio stations in the Black Hills region of western South Dakota. Its parent is Schurz Communications, a radio, television, cable television and newspaper media group....