KFXS

{{about|the radio station|the singular of KFXS|KFX (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = KFXS

| logo = KFXS logo.png

| logo_size = 150px

| city = Rapid City, South Dakota

| area = Rapid City, South Dakota

| branding = Real Rock 100.3 The Fox

| frequency = 100.3 MHz

| translator = {{Radio Relay|96.9|K245BD|Spearfish}}

| airdate = 1977 (as KGGG-FM)
October 28, 1994 (as KFXS)

| format = Mainstream rock

| erp = 100,000 watts

| haat = 141 meters (463 feet)

| class = C1

| facility_id = 66821

| coordinates = {{coord|44|4|13|N|103|15|1|W}}

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns = KGGG-FM (1977–1994)

| affiliations = United Stations Radio Networks

| owner = HomeSlice Media Group, LLC

| licensee =

| sister_stations = KBHB, KKLS, KKMK, KOUT, KRCS

| webcast = {{listen live|https://www.foxradio.com}}

| website = [https://www.foxradio.com/ foxradio.com]

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

KFXS (100.3 FM, "Real Rock 100.3 The Fox") is a radio station licensed to serve Rapid City, South Dakota. The station is owned by HomeSlice Media Group, LLC. It airs a rock music format heavy on 80s and 90s classic rock. It competes with K-SKY and X-Rock next door at 95.1 and 101.1.{{cite web|title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301134627/http://www.arbitron.com/ |archive-date=2010-03-01 }}

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 the Federal Communications Commission on October 28, 1994.{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=66821&Callsign=KFXS |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database}}

Ownership

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.{{cite news |work=Broadcasting & Cable |title=Changing Hands |date=1999-05-24 |first=Alisa |last=Holmes |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-54720418.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019150135/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-54720418.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-10-19}}

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.{{cite news |work=Broadcasting & Cable |title=Deals |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6355395.html |date=2006-07-24}} 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, to Gray Television for $442.5 million.{{cite news|title=Schurz Communications to sell WSBT and other TV, radio stations|url=http://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/schurz-communications-to-sell-wsbt-and-other-tv-radio-stations/article_e95251d6-5b1d-11e5-b80b-ef330f571e57.html|access-date=September 14, 2015|work=South Bend Tribune|date=September 14, 2015}}{{cite news|last1=Kuperberg|first1=Jonathan|title=Gray Acquiring TV, Radio Stations from Schurz for $442.5 Million|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/local-tv/gray-acquiring-tv-radio-stations-schurz-4425-million/144190|access-date=September 14, 2015|work=Broadcasting & Cable|date=September 14, 2015}} Though Gray initially intended to keep Schurz' radio stations, on November 2, it announced that HomeSlice Media Group, LLC would acquire KFXS and the other Rushmore Media Company radio stations for $2.2 million; the deal reunited the stations with KBHB and KKLS, which HomeSlice acquired from Schurz in 2014 following its purchase of KOTA-TV.{{cite news|title=Gray Sells Radio Stations From Schurz Deal|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/89665/gray-sells-radio-stations-from-schurz-deal|access-date=November 2, 2015|work=TVNewsCheck|date=November 2, 2015}}{{cite news|last1=Venta|first1=Lance|title=Gray Television Divests Schurz Clusters To Three Buyers|url=https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/95090/gray-television-divests-schurz-clusters-in-lafayette-south-bend/|access-date=November 2, 2015|work=RadioInsight|date=November 2, 2015}}{{cite news|title=HomeSlice Group purchases four Rapid City radio stations|url=http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/communities/sturgis/homeslice-group-purchases-four-rapid-city-radio-stations/article_69c9cd7e-9b15-50bc-8ffe-b4cd58e236bf.html|access-date=November 2, 2015|work=Meade County Times-Tribune|date=November 2, 2015}}{{Cite web|title = HomeSlice Media Group purchases four Rapid City radio stations|url = http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/homeslice-media-group-purchases-four-rapid-city-radio-stations/article_c0be239d-448c-5c75-ba12-b94d753d1e02.html|website = Rapid City Journal|access-date = 2015-11-05}} The HomeSlice purchase was consummated on February 15, 2016 at a price of $2.5 million.

References

External links

[https://www.foxradio.com/ KFXS official website]

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FXS

Category:Pennington County, South Dakota

Category:Classic rock radio stations in the United States

Category:Radio stations established in 1977

Category:1977 establishments in South Dakota