KKSD

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KKSD
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City Milbank, South Dakota
Broadcast area Watertown, South Dakota
Frequency 104.3 MHz
Branding104.3 KKSD
Programming
Format Classic hits
Ownership
Owner Alpha Media
KDLO-FM, KIXX, KSDR, KSDR-FM, KWAT
History
First air date
September 20, 1989 (as KMSD-FM)
Former call signs
KMSD-FM (1989–1991)
KPHR (1991–1998)
Technical information
Facility ID 63598
Class C1
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 299 meters
Transmitter coordinates
45°10′31″N96°59′15″W / 45.17528°N 96.98750°W / 45.17528; -96.98750 Coordinates: 45°10′31″N96°59′15″W / 45.17528°N 96.98750°W / 45.17528; -96.98750
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website gowatertown.net

KKSD (104.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Milbank, South Dakota, United States, the station serves the Watertown, South Dakota area. The station is owned and operated by Alpha Media after it purchased the stations of Digity, LLC. [1]

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History

The station was assigned the call sign KMSD-FM on 1989-09-20. On 1991-04-15, the station changed its call sign to KPHR and on 1998-05-15 to the current KKSD. [2]

KKSD ran a classic rock format as "104.3 The Fox" for many years, and flipped to its "Hippie Radio 104.3" classic hits format on January 1, 2013. [3] The Hippie Radio branding was dropped in June 2018.

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References

  1. "ALPHA MEDIA TO PURCHASE DIGITY RADIO STATIONS". Alpha Media USA. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  2. "KKSD Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "Format Changes". Your Midwest Media. 1 January 2013. Archived from the original on 17 March 2013.