KBWS-FM

KBWS-FM
City of license	Sisseton, South Dakota
Branding	Pheasant Country 103
Frequency	102.9 MHz
First air date	December 15, 1983
Format	Country
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	140 meters (460 feet)
Class	C1
Facility ID	36355
Transmitter coordinates	45°36′52″N 97°24′51″W / 45.61444°N 97.41417°W / 45.61444; -97.41417
Owner	Armada Media - Watertown, Inc.
Sister stations	KDIO, KMSD, KPHR, KJKQ
Website	KBWS-FM

KBWS-FM (102.9 FM, "Pheasant Country 103") is a radio station licensed to serve Sisseton, South Dakota.The station is owned by Armada Media Corporation and licensed to Armada Media - Watertown, Inc. It airs a Country music format.^[1]

The station was assigned the KBWS-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on December 15, 1983.

Ownership

In 2004 as part of a reorganization by the Ingstad family, Aberdeen Radio Ranch Inc. (Robert J. Ingstad, co-president) agreed to acquire KGIM, KGIM-FM, KNBZ, and KQKD from Robert E. Ingstad (Pheasant Country Broadcasting) The transaction price was not disclosed. KBWS-FM was retained by Pheasant Country Broadcasting with an agreement to be operated by Ingstad owned Big Stone Broadcasting.

August 2007, Armada Media Corporation agreed to purchase the assets of radio stations KMSD-AM, KBWS-FM, KDIO-AM and KPHR-FM from Big Stone Broadcasting, Inc., and Pheasant Country Broadcasting, Inc for $2.9 million.

Programming & History

KBWS-FM airs a country format. Up till 1997 the station was branded as B103. Due to owners Pheasant Country Broadcasting's launch of 100,000 watt KGIM-FM "Pheasant Country 103" in the Aberdeen, South Dakota market, KBWS-FM was rebranded Pheasant Country 103 and aired a simulcast of KGIM-FM's (excluding a local show from 6am-10am) programing. This created a Pheasant Country 103 brand that could be heard across northeast South Dakota, southeast North Dakota & west central Minnesota. This simulcast was ended in the fall of 2004 due to a reorganization by the Ingstad family. KBWS-FM now airs exclusively local programing derived from its Sisseton, South Dakota studio.

In the late 90's KBWS-FM moved its studio's from its Eden, South Dakota tower site to its current studio location on Veterans Ave in Sisseton, South Dakota.

References

↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.

External links

Country radio stations in the state of South Dakota

Stations	KBJM – Lemmon KBWS – Sisseton KDLO – Watertown KGFX – Pierre KGIM – Aberdeen KIKN-FM – Sioux Falls KIMM – Rapid City KIQK – Rapid City KJAM – Madison KKQQ – Brookings KKYA – Yankton KLXS – Pierre KMIT – Mitchell KMLO – Mobridge KOUT – Rapid City KPLO – Pierre KRKI - Keystone KSDR – Watertown KTWB – Sioux Falls KWYR – Winner KXRB – Sioux Falls KZZI – Rapid City WNAX – Yankton

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in South Dakota

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