KELO-FM

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KELO-FM
Broadcast area Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Frequency 101.9 MHz
Branding101.9 KELO-FM
Programming
Format Adult contemporary
Affiliations AP Radio, Premiere Radio Networks
Ownership
Owner
KELO, KELQ, KRRO, KQSF, KTWB, KWSN
History
First air date
May 3, 1990 (as KTWB)
Former call signs
KTWB (1990–2013)
Call sign meaning
pronounced "kellow" to rhyme with "hello"
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 34950
Class C2
ERP 34,000 watts
HAAT 177 meters (581 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 43°45′5″N96°53′22″W / 43.75139°N 96.88944°W / 43.75139; -96.88944
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website kelofm.com

KELO-FM (101.9 MHz) is a radio station in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, airing an adult contemporary music format. At 92.5 FM, KELO-FM was one of the first FM radio stations in South Dakota.[ citation needed ] It broadcasts from KELO-TV's 2000 foot tower. [2] [3] The station is owned by Duey E. Wright, through licensee Midwest Communications, Inc.

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Its studios are located on South Phillips Avenue in Sioux Falls, while its transmitter is located near Colton.

History

The station signed on the air on May 5, 1990, as KTWB, and aired a country music format. [4] Initially owned by Lee Axdahl, it would later be sold to Midcontinent Broadcasting.

Backyard Broadcasting

After a 52-year history in Sioux Falls radio, Midcontinent sold all of its stations, including KRRO, to Backyard Broadcasting of Baltimore in 2004. It marked the company's exit from broadcasting, after selling KELO-TV in 1996. [5]

Midwest Communications

Backyard sold its seven Sioux Falls stations in 2012 to their present owner, Midwest Communications, in a $13.35 million transaction. [6]

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On October 28, 2013, KELO-FM and its adult contemporary format moved to 101.9 FM, swapping frequencies with country-formatted KTWB. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KELO-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "KELO-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ Radio-Locator technical information on KELO-FM
  4. ↑ Ann Grauvogl, "New radio station returns country music to FM band," The Argus-Leader, May 2, 1990.
  5. ↑ "Midcontinent to sell its 5 radio stations". Argus-Leader. 2004-09-23. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  6. ↑ "Midwest Communications Expands To Sioux Falls". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  7. ↑ "Midwest Announces Sioux Falls Frequency Swap".


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