KGWD

KGWD is a broadcast radio station licensed to and serving Sioux Falls, South Dakota.[1] KGWD is owned and operated by Real Presence Radio.[4]

KGWD
Broadcast areaMetro Sioux Falls
Frequency94.5 MHz
BrandingReal Presence Radio
Programming
FormatCatholic talk radio[1]
Ownership
OwnerReal Presence Radio
History
First air date
July 1985 (as KCFS)[2]
Former call signs
KCFS (1985-2015)
KBAD-FM (2015-2018)[3]
Technical information
Facility ID60487
ClassC3
Power25,000 watts
HAAT87.9 meters (288 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
43°31′56.0″N 96°44′20.0″W
Translator(s)90.1 MHz K211GF (Brookings)
Links
Websiterealpresenceradio.com

History

The station was previously owned by the University of Sioux Falls, with the call letters KCFS, and was purchased in September 2015 for the sum of 1.5 million dollars. The call sign was changed on September 1, 2015 to KBAD-FM.

The station permanently ceased operation on September 23, 2017 and was advertised for sale, citing result of on-going litigation between then-owner Chuck Brennan and his other Dollar Loan Center businesses against the state of South Dakota, related to recent lending laws ruling according to press release published on http://www.kbad945.com/.

Effective June 21, 2018, Brennan's Badlands Airtime, LLC sold KBAD-FM to Real Presence Radio for $945,000.[5] The new owners changed the station's call sign to KGWD on July 3, 2018.

Previous logos

References
  1. "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  2. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-494. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  3. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  4. "KGWD Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  5. "Catholic Radio Station Buys License, Equipment From KBAD". KELOLAND.com. 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
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