KZZI is a radio station

Radio station

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 licensed

City of license

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 to serve Belle Fourche, South Dakota

Belle Fourche, South Dakota

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which are land and is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 4,565 people, 1,854 households, and 1,186 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,446.9 people per square mile...

, serving the Rapid City, South Dakota

Rapid City, South Dakota

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 market. The station is owned by Duhamel Broadcasting and licensed to Western South Dakota Broadcasting, LLC. It airs a Country music

Country music

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 format.

The station was assigned the KZZI call letters by the Federal Communications Commission

Federal Communications Commission

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 on April 1, 1995.

Ownership

In February 1999, Western South Dakota Broadcasting LLC reached an agreement to purchase this station from Lovcom, for a reported $79,006.

Honors and awards

In May 2006, KZZI won one first place plaque in the commercial radio division of the South Dakota Associated Press Broadcasters Association news contest. The contest was for the 2005 calendar year.

Translators

External links

• KZZI official website