City | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
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Broadcast area | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
Frequency | 92.5 MHz |
Branding | Big Country 92.5 |
Programming | |
Format | Country |
Ownership | |
Owner | Duey E. Wright (Midwest Communications, Inc.) |
KELO (AM), KELO-FM, KELQ, KRRO, KQSF, KWSN | |
History | |
First air date | 1965 | (as KELO-FM)
Former call signs | KELO-FM (1965–2013) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 41972 |
Class | C |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 555 meters (1,821 ft) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | ktwb.com |
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Its studios are located on South Phillips Avenue in Sioux Falls, while its transmitter is located near Rowena.
On October 28, 2013, KTWB and its country format moved to 92.5 FM, swapping frequencies with adult contemporary-formatted KELO-FM, which moved to 101.9 FM. [1]
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Coordinates: 43°45′04″N96°53′24″W / 43.751°N 96.890°W