KOUT
Encyclopedia
KOUT is a radio station
licensed
to serve Rapid City, South Dakota
. The station is owned by New Rushmore Radio, Inc.
It airs a country music
format.
The station was assigned the KOUT call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
on November 29, 1991
.
Notable on-air personalities include "Sam & Kris in the Morning", Dean Taylor on mid-days, Mark Houston, the last original Kat Country personality, on afternoons, and syndicated host Lia
on evenings.
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 country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format.
The station was assigned the KOUT 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 November 29, 1991
1991 in radio
The year 1991 in radio involved some significant events.-Events:* January 18 - Brian Beirne became one of the few celebrities from radio to get a "star" on the Hollywood Walk of Fame....
.
Notable on-air personalities include "Sam & Kris in the Morning", Dean Taylor on mid-days, Mark Houston, the last original Kat Country personality, on afternoons, and syndicated host Lia
The Lia Show
The Lia Show, formerly known as Neon Nights, is a nationally syndicated country music and entertainment radio program hosted by Lia Knight . The program airs nightly from 7 pm to midnight locally across the United States...
on evenings.
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....