KFXS

KFXS
City of license Rapid City, South Dakota
Broadcast area Rapid City, South Dakota
Branding Classic Rock 100.3 The Fox
Frequency 100.3 MHz
Translator(s) 96.9 K245BD (Spearfish)
First air date 1977 (as KGGG-FM)
October 28, 1994 (as KFXS)
Format Classic rock
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 141 meters (463 feet)
Class C1
Facility ID 66821
Transmitter coordinates 44°4′13″N 103°15′1″W / 44.07028°N 103.25028°W
Former callsigns KGGG-FM (1981-1994)[1]
Owner Schurz Communications
(Rushmore Media Company, Inc.)
Sister stations KKMK, KOTA-TV, KOUT, KRCS
Webcast Listen Live
Website foxradio.com

KFXS (100.3 FM, "Classic Rock 100.3 The Fox") is a radio station licensed to serve Rapid City, South Dakota. The station is owned by Schurz Communications through its Rushmore Media Company subsidiary. It airs a classic rock music format.[2]

Notable on-air personalities include Stevie Masen (weekdays 11-3) and Gunner (weekdays 3-7) plus syndicated hosts Bob & Tom and VH1 Classic On Tap. The Fox is the exclusive broadcaster of Rapid City Rush AA hockey games.

The station was assigned the KFXS call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on October 28, 1994.[1]

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.[3]

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.[4]

Schurz Communications created the Black Hills broadcast division, New Rushmore Radio, now known as Rushmore Media Company, Inc.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ↑ Holmes, Alisa (1999-05-24). "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable.
  4. ↑ "Deals". Broadcasting & Cable. 2006-07-24.

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