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| Broadcast area | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
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| Frequency | 104.7MHz |
| Branding | Hot 104.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary hit radio |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks United Stations Radio Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KXRB-FM,KIKN-FM,KKRC-FM,KSOO,KSOO-FM,KXRB,KYBB | |
| History | |
First air date | 1975 (as KIOV) |
Former call signs | KIOV (1975–1988) |
Call sign meaning | "Double KLS" - a play onWLS in Chicago |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 61324 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 299 meters |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | hot1047.com |
KKLS-FM (104.7MHz, "Hot 104.7") is a radio station broadcasting acontemporary hit radio format. The station serves theSioux Falls, South Dakota, area. KKLS and its sister stations were owned by Southern Minnesota Broadcasting until 2003 when they were sold toCumulus Media, and sold again in 2012 toTownsquare Media.
Its studios are located on Tennis Lane in Sioux Falls, while its transmitter is located nearHumboldt.
The station signed on in 1975 as KIOV, and aired acountry music format. In January 1988, KIOV changed call letters to KKLS-FM, and flipped toadult contemporary as "Class FM". The station later shifted tooldies as "Oldies 104.7". At the time, the station was under ownership of Southern Minnesota Broadcasting.
On December 3, 1997, at 3 pm, after three days ofstunting with a loop of "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" byR.E.M., KKLS flipped to its current contemporary hit radio format as "Hot 104.7", filling a format void that was left byKPAT's flip to country in 1993.[2][3][4] Prior to the flip,KKCK (then at 99.7 FM, now at 94.7 FM) served as the onlycontemporary hit radio station in the Sioux Falls market between 1992 and 1997.
In 2003, Southern Minnesota Broadcasting sold their Sioux Falls stations toCumulus Media. In 2012, it was announced that Cumulus was selling their Sioux Falls stations toTownsquare Media.
Since 2018, Hot 104.7 currently competes againstKQSF in the contemporary hit radio format.
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