KKSD explained

KKSD
City:Milbank, South Dakota
Area:Watertown, South Dakota
Branding:104.3 KKSD
Frequency:104.3 MHz
Airdate:September 20, 1989 (as KMSD-FM)
Format:Classic hits
Erp:100,000 watts
Haat:299 meters
Class:C1
Facility Id:63598
Coordinates:45.1753°N -96.9875°W
Former Callsigns:KMSD-FM (1989–1991)
KPHR (1991–1998)
Owner:Alpha Media
Sister Stations:KDLO-FM, KIXX, KSDR, KSDR-FM, KWAT
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:gowatertown.net
Licensing Authority:FCC

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.[1]

History

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.[2]

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.[3] The Hippie Radio branding was dropped in June 2018.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ALPHA MEDIA TO PURCHASE DIGITY RADIO STATIONS. Alpha Media USA. 1 July 2017.
  2. Web site: KKSD Call Sign History . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division .
  3. Web site: Format Changes . Your Midwest Media . 1 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130317011411/http://www.yourmidwestmedia.net/mainsite/formatchanges.html . 17 March 2013 .