KLXS-FM

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KLXS-FM
KLXS-FM logo.JPG
Frequency 95.3 MHz
BrandingCountry 95.3
Programming
Format Country
Ownership
OwnerRiverfront Broadcasting LLC
KCCR-FM KCCR-AM
History
First air date
 1981 (as KNEY)
Former call signs
KNEY (1980–1988) [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 60860
Class C1
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 151 meters (495 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
 44°18′42″N100°21′10″W / 44.31167°N 100.35278°W / 44.31167; -100.35278
Links
Public license information
Website pierrecountry.com

KLXS-FM (95.3 FM, "Country 95.3") is a radio station licensed to serve Pierre, South Dakota. The station is owned by Riverfront Broadcasting LLC. It airs a country music format. [3]

Contents

The station was assigned the KLXS-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on April 29, 1988. [1]

On July 3, 2012 KLXS-FM changed their format from adult hits (as "Jack FM") to country, branded as "Country 95.3".

Hsitory

The station's history dates back to 1981 when it first went on the air with the call sign KNEY. It was originally owned and operated by Sorenson Broadcasting for 34 years, alongside its sister station KCCR-AM. The call sign was later changed to KLXS.

In 2006, NRG Media became the station's operator, marking the end of Sorenson Broadcasting's long ownership. However, the ownership under NRG Media was brief. In February 2008, Riverfront Broadcasting LLC, a company owned by South Dakota natives Carolyn and Doyle Becker, reached an agreement with NRG Media to purchase KLXS-FM and five other stations. This acquisition made KLXS-FM and KCCR-AM the only locally owned stations in the Pierre market at the time. [4] [5]

The agreement with NRG Media to purchase the station was part of a six station deal. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KLXS-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
  4. ↑ "History of KCCR-AM, KLXS-FM and KCCR-FM". KCCR Radio. Riverfront Broadcasting LLC. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
  5. ↑ "KCCR (AM)". South Dakota Broadcasters Association. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
  6. ↑ Johnson, Nathan (February 22, 2008). "Yankton Firm Purchases Local Radio Stations". Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan. Archived from the original on February 28, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2008.


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