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| Broadcast area | Rapid City, South Dakota |
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| Frequency | 100.3MHz |
| Branding | Real Rock 100.3 The Fox |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Affiliations | United Stations Radio Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | HomeSlice Media Group, LLC |
| KBHB,KKLS,KKMK,KOUT,KRCS | |
| History | |
First air date | 1977 (as KGGG-FM) October 28, 1994 (as KFXS) |
Former call signs | KGGG-FM (1977–1994)[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 66821 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000watts |
| HAAT | 141 meters (463 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°4′13″N103°15′1″W / 44.07028°N 103.25028°W /44.07028; -103.25028 |
| Translator | 96.9 K245BD (Spearfish) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | foxradio.com |
KFXS (100.3FM, "Real Rock 100.3 The Fox") is aradio stationlicensed to serveRapid City, South Dakota. The station is owned byHomeSlice Media Group, LLC. It airs arockmusic format heavy on 80s and 90s classic rock. It competes withK-SKY andX-Rock next door at 95.1 and 101.1.[3]
Notable on-air personalities include D. Ray Knight (weekdays 6-10), Jake Michaels (weekdays 10-2) and Gunner (weekdays 2-7) The station was assigned the KFXS call letters by theFederal Communications Commission on October 28,1994.[1]
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.[4]
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.[5] 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, toGray Television for $442.5 million.[6][7] Though Gray initially intended to keep Schurz' radio stations, on November 2, it announced thatHomeSlice Media Group, LLC would acquire KFXS and the other Rushmore Media Company radio stations for $2.2 million; the deal reunited the stations withKBHB andKKLS, which HomeSlice acquired from Schurz in 2014 following its purchase ofKOTA-TV.[8][9][10][11] The HomeSlice purchase was consummated on February 15, 2016 at a price of $2.5 million.
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