KQKD

KQKD (1380 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Redfield, South Dakota. The station is licensed to I3G Radio, LLC. It airs a classic country format.[3]

KQKD
CityRedfield, South Dakota
Frequency1380 kHz
BrandingPure Country 107.1 & 99.9
Programming
FormatClassic country
Ownership
OwnerRobert Ingstad, Todd Ingstad, and Tallie Colville
(I3G Radio, LLC)
History
First air date
1961 (as KFCB)[1]
Former call signs
KFCB (1961-1979)[2]
Technical information
Facility ID70083
ClassD
Power500 watts (day)
142 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
44°53′53″N 98°30′23″W
Translator(s)99.9 K260DG (Redfield)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitemypurecountry.com

The station was assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on June 4, 1979.[2]

History

On November 16, 1986, a fire destroyed a block of buildings in Redfield, including the studios of KQKD.[1] Four other businesses were destroyed in the fire that left 20 people homeless and killed a 17-month-old girl. The wirestory in the San Jose Mercury News included a note that the radio station was then celebrating its 25th anniversary.

In June 1997, station owner Roberts Radio of Pleasantville, New York, told the Aberdeen American News that old equipment at KQKD had been replaced in an effort to improve the sound of the station's programming.[4]

In October 2004, KQKD was acquired by Aberdeen Radio Ranch Inc. (Robert J. Ingstad, co-president) from Robert E. Ingstad as part of a reorganization by the Ingstad family.[5] This deal also included stations KGIM, KGIM-FM, and KNBZ-FM. The price for this four-station deal was undisclosed. According to Broadcasting & Cable, at this time KQKD carried a Country music/Talk radio format.

In November 2004, Aberdeen Radio Ranch reached separate agreements to sell KQAA-FM to the Educational Media Foundation, and KKAA (1560 AM) and KQKD (1380 AM) to Family Stations, Inc.[6]

Effective October 31, 2017 Robert Ingstad's KKAA, LLC acquired KQKD and KKAA from Family Stations for $85,000. KKAA, LLC subsequently sold the station to sister company I3G Radio, LLC for $25,000 effective January 31, 2018.

On January 6, 2020, KQKD changed their format from classic hits to classic country, branded as "Pure Country 107.1 & 99.9".[7]

References
  1. "Fire Kills Baby". San Jose Mercury News. 1986-11-17. p. 3A.
  2. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  3. "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. "Changes Ahead for Aberdeen, S.D., Radio Stations". Aberdeen American News. 1997-06-12.
  5. "Changing hands". Broadcasting & Cable. 2004-10-25.
  6. Bahr, Jeff (2004-12-01). "Do not adjust your set". Aberdeen American News. p. 1A.
  7. Pure Country Arrives on 4 South Dakota Signals Upper Midwest Broadcasting - January 6, 2020


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