KDSU

KDSU (91.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Fargo, North Dakota. The station is owned by North Dakota State University, but is operated by Prairie Public Radio. It airs NPR news and talk programming for most of the day, but simulcasts KFJM's Roots, Rock and Jazz programming from 9 am to 3 pm and from 8 pm to 4 am on weekdays. The rest of the main Prairie Public Radio network airs classical music during these times.

KDSU
CityFargo, North Dakota
Frequency91.9 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingPrairie Public Radio
Programming
FormatPublic; News, adult album alternative, Classical, Jazz
HD2: Relay of KFJM Grand Forks
AffiliationsPrairie Public, NPR
Ownership
OwnerNorth Dakota State University
History
First air date
1966 (originally carrier current 1952-1964)
Call sign meaning
North Dakota State University
Technical information
Facility ID49213
ClassC
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT302 meters (991 ft)
Links
WebcastStream
Websiteprairiepublic.org

KDSU shares its coverage area with Moorhead, Minnesota-based Minnesota Public Radio outlets KCCD and KCCM, making Fargo/Moorhead one of the smallest markets with competing NPR member stations.

History
Main article: Prairie Public Radio

In 1952, students at the then-North Dakota Agricultural College signed on a very low-powered campus AM carrier current station. It adopted the fictional call letters "KDSC""; since the station didn't need a license, this was never officially assigned by the Federal Communications Commission. The station began using "KDSU" as an identifier sometime in the early 1960s, after the college became North Dakota State University. It went off the air in 1964 due to technical difficulties.

It returned in 1966 as a fully licensed FM station, now officially assigned the KDSU call letters. It originally tried to satisfy all tastes, airing jazz, blues, folk music, classical music, rock and opera. By 1981, however, it had evolved into a more traditional public radio station, airing news and jazz during the week and specialty programming on weekends.


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