KOLY-FM

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KOLY-FM
Frequency 99.5 MHz
BrandingStar 99
Programming
Format Hot adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner
  • Ingstad Family Media
  • (James River Broadcasting)
KGFX, KGFX-FM, KJBI, KMLO, KOLY, KPLO-FM
History
First air date
March 25, 1980
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 43329
Class C1
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 177 meters (581 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
 45°32′7″N100°20′45″W / 45.53528°N 100.34583°W / 45.53528; -100.34583
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website KOLY-FM Online

KOLY-FM (99.5 FM, "Star 99") is a radio station licensed to serve Mobridge, South Dakota. The station is owned by James River Broadcasting, and it airs a hot adult contemporary music format. [2]

Contents

KOLY-FM is part of the Dakota Radio Group (DRG Media Group), a cluster owned by Ingstad Family Media (James River Broadcasting). The Ingstad family is a notable force in Midwest radio ownership. [3]

KOLY-FM shares studio space with its sister stations in Mobridge: KOLY (AM) and KMLO-FM. The three Mobridge stations are a local source for news and community information. The cluster is managed locally, with Diane Deis listed as the General Manager. The KOLY AM and FM transmitters and the 581 foot tower are east of town on Highway 12. [4]

The station was assigned the KOLY-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on March 25, 1980. [5]

Personalities

In 2006, sports director Pat Morrison celebrated 50 years on the air at KOLY-AM/FM as the voice of Mobridge High School. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KOLY-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
  3. ↑ Jacobson, Adam (November 10, 2017). "Ingstad Children Take Possession Of 'Family Radio'". Radio & Television Business Report. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
  4. ↑ "KOLY-FM - South Dakota Broadcasters Association". South Dakota Broadcasters Association. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  6. ↑ Bahr, Jeff (March 5, 2006). "Sportscaster has heart of Tiger: Energetic Pat Morrison has been voice of Mobridge High School for years. Afternoon drive with syndicated radio personality Kait Hill". Aberdeen American News.


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