KELO-FM

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KELO-FM
Broadcast area Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Frequency 101.9 MHz
BrandingQ101.9
Programming
Format Hot adult contemporary
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
May 3, 1990 (1990-05-03) (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′4.9″N96°53′23.1″W / 43.751361°N 96.889750°W / 43.751361; -96.889750
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website q1019fm.com

KELO-FM (101.9 MHz) is a radio station in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, airing a hot adult contemporary music format. [2] [3] The station is owned by Midwest Communications. Its studios are located on South Phillips Avenue in Sioux Falls, while its transmitter is located near Colton.

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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 KTWB, 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, KTWB and the country format moved to 92.5 FM, swapping frequencies with KELO-FM and its adult contemporary format. [7]

By April 2025, KELO-FM had evolved to a hot adult contemporary format; this allowed sister station KQSF to move from a contemporary hit radio (CHR) format to adult contemporary when Westwood One (which supplied both formats to KQSF) eliminated its "Hits Now!" network. [8] On October 31, 2025, Midwest announced that KQSF would take on KELO-FM's format and branding on November 3, coinciding with the start of KELO-FM's annual Christmas music programming; the "Q" branding concurrently moved to 101.9 with a revived version of the CHR format, and the stations intend to swap call signs. [9]

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. September 23, 2004. p. 1. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Midwest Communications Expands To Sioux Falls". RadioInsight. July 25, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Midwest Announces Sioux Falls Frequency Swap". October 16, 2013.
  8. ↑ Ellis, Jon (April 17, 2025). "Midwest Flips Sioux Falls Contemporary Hits Station to AC". NorthPine: Upper Midwest Broadcasting. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  9. ↑ George, Angela. "Turn that dial for holiday hits. KELO-FM moving to a new broadcast station". Argus Leader . Retrieved November 1, 2025.
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