KMSD

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KMSD
KMSD 1510 New logo.jpg
Broadcast area Watertown, South Dakota
Frequency 1510 kHz
Branding95.1 & 1510 KMSD
Programming
Format Classic hits
Affiliations Fox News Radio
Ownership
OwnerPrairie Winds Broadcasting, Inc.
KBWS-FM, KDIO, KPHR, KJKQ
History
First air date
September 21, 1977
Call sign meaning
K Milbank South Dakota
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 63599
Class D
Power 5,000 watts day
1,000 watts critical hours
14 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 45°11′42″N96°38′18″W / 45.19500°N 96.63833°W / 45.19500; -96.63833
Translator(s) 95.1 K236CU (Milbank)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website KMSD Online

KMSD (1510 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Milbank, South Dakota. The station is owned by Prairie Winds Broadcasting. It airs a classic hits format. In 2012, the station was listed as an affiliate of the Minnesota Vikings radio network, however it no longer carries their games. The Vikings games can now be heard on sister station KPHR. [2] [3]

Contents

KMSD is an affiliate of the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits football team. [4]

History

Initially, a construction permit was issued for KMSD in 1974. Its call sign was assigned the same year. The station signed on the air on September 21, 1977. It was owned by Sturgis Radio Inc. The station was licensed for 5,000 watts during the day only, with 1,000 watts for critical hours. The transmitter was located 1.5 miles (2 km) south of Milbank, near South Dakota Highway 15. [5]

In the 1980s, the station was owned by Kleven Broadcasting and sold to KSOR Inc. for $450,000. [6] It was sold again to Midland Communications. [7]

On June 18, 1999, Success Broadcasting Corporation transferred its license of KMSD to Pheasant Country Broadcasting, Inc. [8]

On October 6, 1999, Pheasant Country Broadcasting, Inc agreed to transfer the assets of KMSD to Big Stone Broadcasting, Inc. [9]

Logo under previous translator 1510 KMSD.jpg
Logo under previous translator

On August 3, 2007, Armada Media-Watertown, Inc. agreed to purchase the assets of radio stations KMSD, KBWS-FM, KDIO and KPHR-FM from Big Stone Broadcasting, Inc., and Pheasant Country Broadcasting, Inc [10] for $2.9 million.

On June 25, 2019, Armada Media sold KMSD, four sister stations, and a translator to Prairie Winds Broadcasting for a total price of $1.5 million [11] The sale was consummated on August 30, 2019. [12]

Programming

KMSD's current programming consists of Classic Hits/News/Talk. KMSD started to broadcast on FM translator K252FB 98.3 FM in February 2012. In late 2020, KMSD switched their FM simulcast from K252FB 98.3 to K236CU 95.1. [13] KMSD broadcasts Milbank High School Football and both Milbank girls' and boys' basketball, along with Legion baseball.

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KMSD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "DX News" (PDF). WorldRadioHistory.com. October 8, 2012. p. 18.
  3. ↑ "Vikings Radio Network". Minnesota Vikings .
  4. ↑ "Jacks return home for Beef Bowl". South Dakota State University . September 26, 2012.
  5. ↑ "FCC History cards for KMSD" (PDF). United States Federal Communications Commission .
  6. ↑ "Broadcasting". Broadcasting Publications Incorporated. 1982. p. 93.
  7. ↑ "The Broadcasting Yearbook". Broadcasting Publications Incorporated. 1990. p. 281.
  8. ↑ "Broadcast Actions". United States Federal Communications Commission .
  9. ↑ "Broadcast Actions". United States Federal Communications Commission .
  10. ↑ Staff, FCC Internet Services. "Public Notice Comment". licensing.fcc.gov. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "Prairie Winds Blow Dakotas Cluster Away from Armada | Radio & Television Business Report". 26 June 2019.
  12. ↑ "Armada Media sells South Dakota radio group". DakotaWire. June 25, 2019.
  13. ↑ "AMs Get New FMs Across the Dakotas". DakotaWire. February 13, 2018.


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