KZNC
Encyclopedia
KXLG is a radio station licensed
to serve Milbank, South Dakota
serving the Watertown, South Dakota
area. The station is owned by Dakota Communications. It airs a classic hits
format.
The station signed on in 1981 originally serving the Huron, South Dakota
area. It most recently had a country
format as KZNC Kissin Country 99.
In December 2003, Dakota Communications Ltd. (Duane Butt, president) reached an agreement to acquire this station and KIJV
from Three Eagles Communications
as part of a two-station deal for a reported $400,000. Dakota Communications has operated Huron's other two licensed radio stations, KOKK and KZKK
, since 1975.
The station was assigned the KXLG call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
on April 14, 2009. In September 2009, the station moved to Watertown, South Dakota
(licensed
to Milbank
) and flipped to a classic hits
format.
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to serve Milbank, South Dakota
Milbank, South Dakota
Milbank is a city in Grant County, South Dakota, along the South Fork of the Whetstone River. The population was 3,353 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Grant County. In 1925 The American Legion Department of South Dakota established a new program for high school aged youth that grew...
serving the Watertown, South Dakota
Watertown, South Dakota
Watertown is a city in and the county seat of Codington County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 21,482 at the 2010 census. It is also the principal city of the Watertown Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Codington and Hamlin counties...
area. The station is owned by Dakota Communications. It airs a classic hits
Classic hits
Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format...
format.
History
Huron, South Dakota
Huron is a city in Beadle County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 12,592 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Beadle County. Huron was the home of now-defunct Huron University since 1897. Huron is also the home of the South Dakota State Fair...
area. It most recently had a country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format as KZNC Kissin Country 99.
In December 2003, Dakota Communications Ltd. (Duane Butt, president) reached an agreement to acquire this station and KIJV
KIJV
KIJV is a radio station licensed to serve Huron, South Dakota. The station is owned by Performance Radio and licensed to Dakota Communications, Ltd...
from Three Eagles Communications
Three Eagles Communications
Three Eagles Communications, Inc. is a media company based in Lincoln, Nebraska. It operates 50 radio stations in Nebraska, Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota. Rolland Johnson is chief executive officer, and Gary Buchanan is president and chief operating officer.The company was acquired...
as part of a two-station deal for a reported $400,000. Dakota Communications has operated Huron's other two licensed radio stations, KOKK and KZKK
KZKK
KZKK is a radio station licensed to serve Huron, South Dakota. The station is owned by Performance Radio and licensed to Dakota Communications, Ltd...
, since 1975.
The station was assigned the KXLG call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
on April 14, 2009. In September 2009, the station moved to Watertown, South Dakota
Watertown, South Dakota
Watertown is a city in and the county seat of Codington County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 21,482 at the 2010 census. It is also the principal city of the Watertown Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Codington and Hamlin counties...
(licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to Milbank
Milbank, South Dakota
Milbank is a city in Grant County, South Dakota, along the South Fork of the Whetstone River. The population was 3,353 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Grant County. In 1925 The American Legion Department of South Dakota established a new program for high school aged youth that grew...
) and flipped to a classic hits
Classic hits
Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format...
format.