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| Broadcast area | Rapid City, South Dakota |
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| Frequency | 93.1MHz |
| Branding | Hot 93.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | HomeSlice Media Group, LLC |
| KBHB,KFXS,KKLS,KKMK,KOUT | |
| History | |
First air date | 1990 |
Call sign meaning | KRapid City-Sturgis |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 9668 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 97,800watts |
| HAAT | 323 meters |
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| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | hot931.com |
KRCS (93.1FM, "Hot 93.1") is aradio station that airs aTop 40 (CHR) format in theRapid City and the Black Hills area. The station is owned byHomeSlice Media Group, LLC, and is licensed toSturgis, South Dakota.
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.[2]
In July 2006,Schurz Communications. reached an agreement to buy this station from Triad Broadcasting Co. as part of a six-station deal valued at a reported $19 million.[3] Schurz Communications created the Black Hills broadcast division, New Rushmore Radio, now known asRushmore Media Company.
Schurz Communications announced on September 14, 2015 that it would exit broadcasting and sell its television and radio stations, including KRCS, toGray Television for $442.5 million.[4][5] Though Gray initially intended to keep Schurz' radio stations, on November 2, it announced thatHomeSlice Media Group, LLC would acquire KRCS and the other Rushmore Media Company radio stations for $2.2 million; the deal reunites the stations withKBHB andKKLS, which HomeSlice acquired from Schurz in 2014 following its purchase ofKOTA-TV.[6][7][8][9] The sale to HomeSlice Media was consummated on February 15, 2016 at a price of $2.5 million.
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