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File:KBAD-FM 2015.png | |
Broadcast area | Metro Sioux Falls |
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Frequency | 94.5 MHz |
Branding | K-BAD 94-5 |
Programming | |
Format | Silent (was Classic rock)[1] |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | July 1985 (as KCFS)[2] |
Former call signs | KCFS (1985-2015)[3] |
Call sign meaning | K BADlands |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 60487 |
Class | C3 |
Power | 25,000 watts |
HAAT | 87.9 meters (288 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°31′56.0″N 96°44′20.0″W / 43.532222°N 96.738889°W |
Links | |
Website | kbad945.com |
KBAD-FM was a broadcast radio station licensed to and serving Sioux Falls, South Dakota.[1] KBAD-FM is owned and was operated by Charles Brennan.[4]
History
The station was previously owned by the University of Sioux Falls, with the call letters KCFS, and was purchased in September 2015 for the sum of 1.5 million dollars.
The station permanently ceased operation on September 23, 2017 and was advertised for sale, citing result of on-going litigation between owner Chuck Brennan and his other Dollar Loan Center businesses against the state of South Dakota, related to recent lending laws ruling according to press release published on http://www.kbad945.com/.
Upon closure KBAD-FM and its related entities, three of the on-air personalites (Crazy Frank, Ron Keel(http://www.ronkeel.com/), and Crash) just didn't have enough of the vibe that was generated by the KBAD audience and formed http://kback.rocks/ as an online streaming radio station (based "somewhere in an underground bunker in Sioux Falls, SD") that went live on the Live365 streaming radio service on October 21st, 2017. They quickly went to the number one stream on Live365 in just a few hours, which has never been seen before on that service.
References
- ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-494. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
- ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
- ^ "KBAD Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
External links
- K-BAD 94-5 Online
- Facility details for Facility ID KBAD ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database