KPLO-FM
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Broadcast area | Pierre, South Dakota |
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| Frequency | 94.5 MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Minnesota Vikings |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | February 20, 1985 |
Call sign meaning | Pierre's KELO (from former sister station KPLO-TV) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 40635 | |
| Class | C0 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 301 meters (988 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°54′27″N 99°41′47.4″W / 43.90750°N 99.696500°W |
| Translator | 100.5 K263AW (Pierre) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
KPLO-FM (94.5 MHz) is a radio station licensed to serve Reliance, South Dakota. The station is owned by James River Broadcasting, branded as DRG Media Group. It airs a country music format.[2] All four Pierre DRG Media Group (James River Broadcasting) stations share studios on West Pleasant Drive in Pierre.
The station was first assigned the call letters KPLO-FM by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on February 20, 1985. The call letters themselves are historically significant, being tied to the former television sister station KPLO-TV. This former sister station served the South Dakota capital area and was a semi-satellite of KELO-TV in Sioux Falls.[3][4]
On January 22, 2010, the KPLO-FM tower, which it shared with KPLO-TV, collapsed during a severe ice storm. Following the incident, the station was off the air for a time, which left the Pierre area without a signal. However, by February 8, 2010, KPLO-FM was back on the air in the Pierre and Fort Pierre area, operating via an FM translator at 100.5 MHz. The tower was ultimately rebuilt.[5] The station also utilizes a secondary translator on 100.5 MHz (K263AW) in Pierre to assist in coverage.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KPLO-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
- ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ↑ "FM Radio Members". South Dakota Broadcasting Hall of Fame. South Dakota Broadcasters Association. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
- ↑ "KDLO tower reaches 1,500 feet; fall completion likely". YouTube. KELOLAND News. August 19, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
External links
[edit]- KPLO-FM official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 40635 (KPLO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KPLO in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 41559 (K263AW) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K263AW at FCCdata.org