KSKU

KSKU

City of license	Sterling, Kansas
Broadcast area	Hutchinson, Kansas
Branding	Hit Radio 94.7
Slogan	Hutchinson's Hit Radio
Frequency	94.7 MHz
Format	contemporary hit radio
ERP	50,000 Watts
HAAT	148.0 meters
Class	C2
Facility ID	431
Transmitter coordinates	38°13′50.00″N 98°18′53.00″W / 38.2305556°N 98.3147222°W / 38.2305556; -98.3147222
Owner	Cliff Shank (Ad Astra Per Aspera Broadcasting, Inc.)
Sister stations	KXKU, KNZS, KWHK
Website	adastraradio.com

KSKU (94.7 FM, "Hit Radio 94.7") is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary hit radio format.^[1] Licensed to Sterling, Kansas, USA, the station serves the Hutchinson, Kansas area. The station is currently owned by Ad Astra Per Aspera Broadcasting, Inc.^[2] The KSKU call letters have been moved to 5 different frequencies across the FM band in central Kansas since 1985. KSKU has previously broadcast on these frequencies in this order 102.1, 106.1(sister station KXKU now broadcasts on 106.1), and 97.1. As well as music, the station broadcasts several high school football and basketball games from area schools. KSKU is a member of the Jayhawk Radio Network and regularly broadcasts the Kansas Jayhawks football and men's basketball games.

On September 2, 2011, around 2:20 AM, a fire destroyed the studios of Ad Astra Per Aspera Broadcasting, which included KSKU, as well as KWHK, KNZS, and KXKU. As a result, all four stations were off the air for nearly a month until temporary studios were set up in a nearby building. KSKU 94.7 and KNZS 100.3 returned to the air at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, September 28, 2011. The first song after the relaunch was "Meet Me Halfway" by the Black Eyed Peas. Rather than rebuilding after the fire, Ad Astra per Aspera Broadcasting permanently relocated to a preexisting building.

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External links

• Query the FCC's FM station database for KSKU
• Radio-Locator information on KSKU
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KSKU