KGIM-FM

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KGIM-FM
City of license Redfield, South Dakota
Branding Pheasant Country
Frequency 103.7 MHz
Format Country
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 169 meters (554 feet)
Class C1
Facility ID 70081
Transmitter Coordinates 45°12′30″N, 98°40′20″W
Former callsigns KVCY, KQKD-FM[1]
Owner Armada Media Corporation
(Armada Media - Aberdeen, Inc.)
Sister stations KBFO, KGIM, KNBZ, KSDN, KSDN-FM
Website KGIM-FM Online

KGIM-FM (103.7 FM, "Pheasant Country") is a radio station licensed to serve Redfield, South Dakota.[2] The station is owned by Armada Media Corporation and licensed to Armada Media - Aberdeen, Inc. It airs a Country music format.[3]

The station was assigned the KGIM-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on May 1, 1997.[1]

[edit] Ownership

In mid-1996, KGIM was acquired by Pheasant Country Broadcasting, owned by Robert E. Ingstad.[4] In June 1997, the station's programming was changed to the current "Pheasant Country" country music format. At the same time, this programming was simulcast on KBWS-FM, an arrangement that lasted until the summer of 2004.

In October 2004, Aberdeen Radio Ranch Inc. (Robert J. Ingstad, co-president) agreed to acquire KGIM, KGIM-FM, KNBZ, and KQKD from Robert E. Ingstad as part of a reorganization by the Ingstad family. The transaction price was not disclosed.[5]

In May 2006, Armada Media Corporation reached an agreement to acquire KBFO, KGIM, KGIM-FM, KNBZ, KSDN, and KSDN-FM from Aberdeen Radio Ranch for a reported $9.25 million.[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Call Sign History. FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ^ Bahr, Jeff. "Changes coming to Aberdeen radio dial: More local shows, ESPN added; less political gabbers", Aberdeen American News, 2006-01-26. 
  3. ^ Station Information Profile. Arbitron.
  4. ^ "Changes Ahead for Aberdeen, S.D., Radio Stations", Aberdeen American News, 1997-06-12. 
  5. ^ "Changing Hands", Broadcasting & Cable, 2004-10-25. 
  6. ^ Bahr, Jeff. "$9.25 million paid for six Aberdeen radio stations", Aberdeen American News, 2006-05-13. 

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