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KKSD

Coordinates: 45°10′31″N 96°59′15″W / 45.17528°N 96.98750°W / 45.17528; -96.98750
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KKSD
Broadcast areaWatertown, South Dakota
Frequency104.3 MHz
Branding104.3 KKSD
Programming
FormatClassic hits
Ownership
OwnerAlpha Media
KDLO-FM, KIXX, KSDR, KSDR-FM, KWAT
History
First air date
September 20, 1989 (as KMSD-FM)
Former call signs
KMSD-FM (1989–1991)
KPHR (1991–1998)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID63598
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT299 meters
Transmitter coordinates
45°10′31″N 96°59′15″W / 45.17528°N 96.98750°W / 45.17528; -96.98750
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitegowatertown.net

KKSD (104.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Milbank, South Dakota, United States, the station serves the Watertown, South Dakota area. The station is owned and operated by Alpha Media after it purchased the stations of Digity, LLC.[2]

History

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The station was assigned the call sign KMSD-FM on 1989-09-20. On 1991-04-15, the station changed its call sign to KPHR and on 1998-05-15 to the current KKSD.[3]

KKSD ran a classic rock format as "104.3 The Fox" for many years, and flipped to its "Hippie Radio 104.3" classic hits format on January 1, 2013.[4] The Hippie Radio branding was dropped in June 2018.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KKSD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "ALPHA MEDIA TO PURCHASE DIGITY RADIO STATIONS". Alpha Media USA. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  3. ^ "KKSD Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^ "Format Changes". Your Midwest Media. 1 January 2013. Archived from the original on 17 March 2013.
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