KRCS

{{Infobox radio station

| name = KRCS

| logo = KRCS logo.png

| logo_size = 150px

| branding = Hot 93.1

| frequency = 93.1 MHz

| translator = {{ubl|{{Radio Relay|97.5|K248BT|Rapid City}}|{{Radio Relay|98.3|K252DN|Spearfish}}|{{Radio Relay|103.9|K280AJ|Hill City}}|}}

| airdate = 1990

| format = Top 40 (CHR)

| erp = 97,800 watts

| haat = 323 meters

| class = C1

| facility_id = 9668

| callsign_meaning = K Rapid City-Sturgis

| former_callsigns =

| owner = HomeSlice Media Group, LLC

| licensee =

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

| webcast = [http://www.hot931.com/live/audio_stream/ Listen Live]

| website = [http://www.hot931.com/ hot931.com]

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

KRCS (93.1 FM, "Hot 93.1") is a radio station that airs a Top 40 (CHR) format in the Rapid City and the Black Hills area. The station is owned by HomeSlice Media Group, LLC, and is licensed to Sturgis, South Dakota.

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. 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.

Schurz Communications announced on September 14, 2015 that it would exit broadcasting and sell its television and radio stations, including KRCS, 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|accessdate=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|accessdate=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 KRCS and the other Rushmore Media Company radio stations for $2.2 million; the deal reunites 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|accessdate=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/|accessdate=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|accessdate=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|accessdate = 2015-11-05}} The sale to HomeSlice Media was consummated on February 15, 2016 at a price of $2.5 million.

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RCS

Category:Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States

Category:Radio stations established in 1990

KRCS

Ownership

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