KFXS

KFXS
City Rapid City, South Dakota
Broadcast area Rapid City, South Dakota
Branding Classic Rock 100.3 The Fox
Frequency 100.3 MHz
Translator(s) 96.9 K245BD (Spearfish)
First air date 1977 (as KGGG-FM)
October 28, 1994 (as KFXS)
Format Classic rock
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 141 meters (463 feet)
Class C1
Facility ID 66821
Transmitter coordinates 44°4′13″N 103°15′1″W / 44.07028°N 103.25028°W / 44.07028; -103.25028
Former callsigns KGGG-FM (1977-1994)[1]
Owner HomeSlice Media Group, LLC
Sister stations KBHB, KKLS, KKMK, KOUT, KRCS
Webcast Listen Live
Website foxradio.com

KFXS (100.3 FM, "Classic Rock 100.3 The Fox") is a radio station licensed to serve Rapid City, South Dakota. The station is owned by HomeSlice Media Group, LLC. It airs a classic rock music format.[2]

Notable on-air personalities include Stevie Masen (weekdays 11-3) and Gunner (weekdays 3-7) plus syndicated hosts Bob & Tom and VH1 Classic On Tap. The Fox is the exclusive broadcaster of Rapid City Rush AA hockey games.

The station was assigned the KFXS call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on October 28, 1994.[1]

Ownership

In May 1999, Triad Broadcasting reached a deal to acquire this station from Brothers Jim and Tom Instad as part of a twelve-station deal valued at a reported $37.8 million.[3]

In July 2006, Schurz Communications Inc. reached an agreement to buy this station from Triad Broadcasting Co. as part of a six-station deal valued at a reported $19 million.[4] Schurz Communications created the Black Hills broadcast division, New Rushmore Radio, now known as Rushmore Media Company, Inc.

Schurz Communications announced on September 14, 2015 that it would exit broadcasting and sell its television and radio stations, including KFXS, to Gray Television for $442.5 million.[5][6] Though Gray initially intended to keep Schurz' radio stations, on November 2, it announced that HomeSlice Media Group, LLC would acquire KFXS and the other Rushmore Media Company radio stations for $2.2 million; the deal reunited the stations with KBHB and KKLS, which HomeSlice acquired from Schurz in 2014 following its purchase of KOTA-TV.[7][8][9][10] The HomeSlice purchase was consummated on February 15, 2016 at a price of $2.5 million.

References

  1. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ↑ Holmes, Alisa (1999-05-24). "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable.
  4. ↑ "Deals". Broadcasting & Cable. 2006-07-24.
  5. ↑ "Schurz Communications to sell WSBT and other TV, radio stations". South Bend Tribune. September 14, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  6. ↑ Kuperberg, Jonathan (September 14, 2015). "Gray Acquiring TV, Radio Stations from Schurz for $442.5 Million". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Gray Sells Radio Stations From Schurz Deal". TVNewsCheck. November 2, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  8. ↑ Venta, Lance (November 2, 2015). "Gray Television Divests Schurz Clusters To Three Buyers". RadioInsight. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  9. ↑ "HomeSlice Group purchases four Rapid City radio stations". Meade County Times-Tribune. November 2, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  10. ↑ "HomeSlice Media Group purchases four Rapid City radio stations". Rapid City Journal. Retrieved 2015-11-05.

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