KKRC-FM
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City | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
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Broadcast area | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
Frequency | 97.3 MHz |
Branding | 97.3 KKRC |
Programming | |
Format | Classic hits |
Ownership | |
Owner | Townsquare Media (Townsquare Media Sioux Falls License, LLC) |
Sister stations | KXRB-FM, KIKN-FM, KKLS-FM, KSOO, KSOO-FM, KXRB, KYBB |
History | |
First air date | 1973 (as KPAT) |
Former call signs | KSOO-FM (1968-1973) KPAT (1973-1994) KMXC (1994-2020) |
Call sign meaning | Former call letters of 93.5 FM in the 1980s |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 64711 |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 259.7 meters |
Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 973kkrc.com |
KKRC-FM (97.3 FM, "97.3 KKRC") is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format, and serves the Sioux Falls, South Dakota area. The station is currently owned by Townsquare Media.
Its studios are located on Tennis Lane in Sioux Falls, while its transmitter is located near Humboldt.
Previously airing a hot adult contemporary format as KMXC, "Mix 97.3", beginning November 11, 1994, the station debuted its current format and callsign on August 31, 2020, after stunting the weekend prior with a loop of "Back in Time" by Huey Lewis and the News. The first song on KKRC-FM was "Let's Go Crazy" by Prince.[1]
References[]
- ^ Venta, Lance (August 31, 2020). "Townsquare Goes Back In Time In Sioux Falls". RadioInsight. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
External links[]
- 97.3 KKRC official website
- KKRC in the FCC FM station database
- KKRC on Radio-Locator
- KKRC in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
Coordinates: 43°43′44″N 97°05′10″W / 43.729°N 97.086°W
Categories:
- Radio stations in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Classic hits radio stations in the United States
- Radio stations established in 1971
- 1971 establishments in South Dakota
- Townsquare Media radio stations
- South Dakota radio station stubs