KSKU

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KSKU
Broadcast area Hutchinson, Kansas
Frequency 94.7 MHz
BrandingHit Radio 94.7
Programming
Format Contemporary hit radio
Affiliations Westwood One
Kansas Jayhawks
Ownership
Owner
  • Cliff Shank
  • (Ad Astra Per Aspera Broadcasting, Inc.)
KXKU, KNZS, KWHK
History
First air date
1985 (1985)
Former frequencies
102.1 MHz (1969-02/15/86), 106.1 MHz (1986–1998), 97.1 MHz (1998–2007)
Call sign meaning
contains "Kansas"
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 431
Class C2
ERP 50,000 watts
HAAT 148.0 meters
Transmitter coordinates
 38°13′50.00″N98°18′53.00″W / 38.2305556°N 98.3147222°W / 38.2305556; -98.3147222
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website adastraradio.com

KSKU (94.7 FM, "Hit Radio 94.7") is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary hit radio format. [2] Licensed to Sterling, Kansas, the station serves the Hutchinson, Kansas area. The station is currently owned by Ad Astra Per Aspera Broadcasting, Inc. [3] The KSKU call letters have been moved to 5 different frequencies across the FM band in central Kansas since 1985. It has been previously broadcast on these frequencies in this order 102.1, 106.1 (sister station KXKU now broadcasts on 106.1), and 97.1. As well as music, the station broadcasts several High school football and basketball games from area schools. KSKU is a member of the Jayhawk Radio Network and regularly broadcasts Kansas Jayhawks sports games.

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Station History

On September 2, 2011, around 2:20 AM, a fire destroyed the studios of Ad Astra Per Aspera Broadcasting, which included KSKU, as well as KWHK, KNZS, and KXKU. As a result, all four stations were off the air for nearly a month until temporary studios were set up in a nearby building. [4] KSKU 94.7 and KNZS 100.3 returned to the air at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, September 28, 2011. Rather than rebuilding after the fire, Ad Astra per Aspera Broadcasting permanently relocated to a pre-existing building. The fire destroyed KSKU's servers, wiping out over 25 years of archived shows from local talent.

KSKU has been the starting place for a number of show hosts, launching several DJ s to long careers, including Hank the Mechanic (he started off as Michael Paul at KSKU) and Tom Simon, who started the Goodnight Line at the original KSKU FM 102. As Program Director, Simon brought the Goodnight Line back to KSKU when it moved to 106.1 FM. The Goodnight Line is widely thought to be the most successful and popular segment to come out of KSKU. Other hosts who launched successful radio careers at KSKU include Dan Holiday (who owns and operates the weather forecasting company The Storm Report) and Stephanie Linn, who also hosted the Goodnight Line and went on to be a popular DJ in Manhattan, Kansas, and Topeka, Kansas.

The Rick Tyler Morning Show in 1998 was known for poking fun at KSKU owner and CEO Cliff Shank and his rapport with KSKU employees. Tyler poked fun at Shank on a daily basis, with Shank taking it in good humor. Shank’s ability to manage his staff and to take jokes (as long as they were respectful) in good fun is one of the reasons so many talented DJs were able to thrive at KSKU.

The Matt and Arock Show was one of the longest running shows in KSKU history. The morning show ran from 2007 until 2011, while also being simulcast on 100.3 KNZS. The show was slated in the afternoon in 2010 and 2011 as well. It was one of the most popular shows in KSKU history, bringing in an average of 12 listeners each day.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KSKU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "KSKU Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
  4. ↑ cmarcucci (September 4, 2011). "Fire destroys four stations in Kansas | Radio & Television Business Report" . Retrieved June 17, 2025.
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