KCSD (FM)

Last updated
KCSD
City Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Frequency 90.9 MHz
Programming
Format Public radio; News/talk, jazz, AAA
Affiliations NPR
Public Radio International
American Public Media
Ownership
Owner South Dakota Public Broadcasting
(South Dakota Board of Directors for Educational Telecommunications)
History
First air date
1985 (1985) [1]
Call sign meaning
Clark (as in "Lewis and Clark") South Dakota
Technical information
Facility ID 60485
Class A
ERP 6,000 watts
HAAT 80 meters (260 ft)
Links
Webcast Listen live
Website sdpb.org

KCSD (90.9 FM) is a National Public Radio member radio station licensed to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It is owned by the South Dakota Board of Directors for Educational Telecommunications and is part of South Dakota Public Broadcasting's statewide network.

The station signed on in 1985 as part of SDPB's effort to improve coverage in the state's largest city. Previously, flagship station KUSD-FM only provided grade B coverage of Sioux Falls. The license was held by the University of Sioux Falls, but SDPB operated it under a longstanding management agreement. SDPB bought the station outright in December 2013. [1] The purchase, at a price of $420,000, was consummated on February 10, 2014.

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References

  1. 1 2 "S.D. Public Broadcasting to buy USF's radio license". Argus Leader . December 23, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2013.

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