KKLS (AM)
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KKLS is a radio station
licensed to serve Rapid City, South Dakota
. The station is owned by New Rushmore Radio, Inc.
It airs an Oldies
music format. KKLS plays contemporary hits from the 70's to the 2000's.
The station was assigned the KKLS call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
.
KKLS also broadcasts on translator K248BT, on 97.5 FM.
As of September 10, 2010 KKLS dropped the True Oldies Channel, and now uses the moniker "97.5 - The Hills", playing a mix of songs from the 70's to the 2000's. While the FM frequency is now given the focus the AM parent carries the same broadcast.
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 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 an Oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
music format. KKLS plays contemporary hits from the 70's to the 2000's.
The station was assigned the KKLS 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...
.
KKLS also broadcasts on translator K248BT, on 97.5 FM.
As of September 10, 2010 KKLS dropped the True Oldies Channel, and now uses the moniker "97.5 - The Hills", playing a mix of songs from the 70's to the 2000's. While the FM frequency is now given the focus the AM parent carries the same broadcast.
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 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....