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- ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ↑ "SMSC DONATES $1 MILLION TO SPIRIT LAKE NATION". Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community. 2007-05-16. Archived from the original on 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
