KKMK

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KKMK
KKMK 93.9 the MIX logo.png
Frequency 93.9 MHz
Branding93.9 The Mix
Programming
Format Hot adult contemporary
Affiliations Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner HomeSlice Media Group, LLC
KBHB, KFXS, KKLS, KOUT, KRCS
History
First air date
1971 (as KKLS-FM)
Former call signs
KKLS-FM (1971–1987)
KPHR (1987–1989)
Technical information
Facility ID 61325
Class C1
ERP 100,000 watts
53 watts (translator)
HAAT 209 meters (686 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
44°2′49″N103°14′45″W / 44.04694°N 103.24583°W / 44.04694; -103.24583
Translator(s) 92.5 K223BT (Spearfish)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website 939themix.com

KKMK (93.9 FM, "93.9 The Mix") is a radio station in Rapid City, South Dakota, airing a hot adult contemporary format.

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Ownership

In May 1999, Triad Broadcasting reached a deal to acquire this station from Brothers Jim and Tom Instad as part of a twelve-station deal valued at a reported $37.8 million. [1]

In July 2006, Schurz Communications Inc. reached an agreement to buy this station from Triad Broadcasting Co. as part of a six-station deal valued at a reported $19 million. [2] Schurz Communications created the Black Hills broadcast division, New Rushmore Radio, now known as Rushmore Media Company.

Schurz Communications announced on September 14, 2015 that it would exit broadcasting and sell its television and radio stations, including KKMK, to Gray Television for $442.5 million. [3] [4] Though Gray initially intended to keep Schurz' radio stations, on November 2, it announced that HomeSlice Media Group, LLC would acquire KKMK and the other Rushmore Media Company radio stations for $2.2 million; the deal reunites the stations with KBHB and KKLS, which HomeSlice acquired from Schurz in 2014 following its purchase of KOTA-TV. [5] [6] [7] [8] The sale to HomeSlice Media was consummated on February 15, 2016 at a price of $2.5 million.

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