KSKU
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KSKU is a radio station
broadcasting a contemporary hit radio
format. Licensed to Sterling, Kansas
, USA, the station serves the Hutchinson, Kansas
area. The station is currently owned by Ad Astra Per Aspera Broadcasting, Inc.. The KSKU call letters have been moved to 5 different frequencies across the FM band in central Kansas since 1985. The original KSKU (102.1 FM) is now country
formatted KZSN
. As well as music, the station broadcasts several high school football and basketball games from area schools. KSKU also broadcasts the Kansas Jayhawks football and men's basketball games. On September 2, 2011 around 2:20am there was a fire that destroyed the studios of Ad Astra Per Aspera Broadcasting with included 94.7 KSKU, 95.9 KWHK, 100.3 KNZS and 106.1 KXKU. Rebuilding has begun. New location has been purchased. Studios will be in temporary location until the new location has been remodeled to accommodate the studios. At 7:00pm on Wednesday, September 28, 2011, KSKU 94.7 as well as KNZS 100.3 were switched back on the air. The first song to kickoff KSKU was "Meet Me Halfway" by the Black Eyed Peas.
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...
broadcasting a contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
format. Licensed to Sterling, Kansas
Sterling, Kansas
Sterling is a city in Rice County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,328. Sterling is home to Sterling College.- History :...
, USA, the station serves the Hutchinson, Kansas
Hutchinson, Kansas
Hutchinson is the largest city in and the county seat of Reno County, Kansas, United States, northwest of Wichita, on the Arkansas River. It has been home to salt mines since 1887, thus its nickname of "Salt City", but locals call it "Hutch"...
area. The station is currently owned by Ad Astra Per Aspera Broadcasting, Inc.. The KSKU call letters have been moved to 5 different frequencies across the FM band in central Kansas since 1985. The original KSKU (102.1 FM) is now country
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...
formatted KZSN
KZSN
KZSN is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format. Licensed to Hutchinson, Kansas, USA, the station serves the Wichita area. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications .-History:...
. As well as music, the station broadcasts several high school football and basketball games from area schools. KSKU also broadcasts the Kansas Jayhawks football and men's basketball games. On September 2, 2011 around 2:20am there was a fire that destroyed the studios of Ad Astra Per Aspera Broadcasting with included 94.7 KSKU, 95.9 KWHK, 100.3 KNZS and 106.1 KXKU. Rebuilding has begun. New location has been purchased. Studios will be in temporary location until the new location has been remodeled to accommodate the studios. At 7:00pm on Wednesday, September 28, 2011, KSKU 94.7 as well as KNZS 100.3 were switched back on the air. The first song to kickoff KSKU was "Meet Me Halfway" by the Black Eyed Peas.