KSQB-FM
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KSQB-FM is a radio station
broadcasting an adult hits
format. Licensed to Dell Rapids, South Dakota
, it serves the Sioux Falls, South Dakota
area. It first began broadcasting in 1998 under the call sign KSOB. The station is currently owned by Backyard Broadcasting
.
format as "Q Gold 95.7" owned by LA Media, and later changed to the KSQB call sign
in 2001. KSQB was also owned by Feller Broadcasting, made up of a partnership of brothers Rob and Nick Feller. KSQB gradually tweaked to an adult contemporary format, and dropped the "Gold" from its moniker by April 1, 2004. Backyard Broadcasting
acquired the station later in September 2006. With the growth of the adult hits
format in 2005, Q95.7 gradually shifted to adult hits
, and began reporting with the format to Arbitron
by 2006.
The station is currently staffed by The Cartwright Brothers Morning Show (Weekdays 7 to 9 am) and Big Scott Allen (Weekdays Noon to 6pm.) Big Scott is also the program director of the station.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting an adult hits
Adult hits
Adult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist...
format. Licensed to Dell Rapids, South Dakota
Dell Rapids, South Dakota
Dell Rapids is a city in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 3,633 at the 2010 census. It is known as "The little city with the big attractions."-Geography:...
, it serves the Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sioux Falls is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Sioux Falls is the county seat of Minnehaha County, and also extends into Lincoln County to the south...
area. It first began broadcasting in 1998 under the call sign KSOB. The station is currently owned by Backyard Broadcasting
Backyard Broadcasting
Backyard Broadcasting is a radio broadcasting company, primarily owning radio stations in medium-sized, small and rural markets in the United States. The company is owned by the private equity firms Boston Ventures Management and Pacific Corporate Group and is headed by Barry Drake, the former head...
.
History
The station signed on in 1998 as KSOB with an oldiesOldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
format as "Q Gold 95.7" owned by LA Media, and later changed to the KSQB call sign
Call sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations...
in 2001. KSQB was also owned by Feller Broadcasting, made up of a partnership of brothers Rob and Nick Feller. KSQB gradually tweaked to an adult contemporary format, and dropped the "Gold" from its moniker by April 1, 2004. Backyard Broadcasting
Backyard Broadcasting
Backyard Broadcasting is a radio broadcasting company, primarily owning radio stations in medium-sized, small and rural markets in the United States. The company is owned by the private equity firms Boston Ventures Management and Pacific Corporate Group and is headed by Barry Drake, the former head...
acquired the station later in September 2006. With the growth of the adult hits
Adult hits
Adult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist...
format in 2005, Q95.7 gradually shifted to adult hits
Adult hits
Adult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist...
, and began reporting with the format to Arbitron
Arbitron
Arbitron is a consumer research company in the United States that collects listener data on radio audiences. It was founded as American Research Bureau by Jim Seiler in 1949 and became national by merging with L.A. based Coffin, Cooper and Clay in the early 1950s...
by 2006.
The station is currently staffed by The Cartwright Brothers Morning Show (Weekdays 7 to 9 am) and Big Scott Allen (Weekdays Noon to 6pm.) Big Scott is also the program director of the station.