KUSB
Encyclopedia
KUSB known as "103.3 US Country", is a radio station
located in Bismarck, North Dakota
, owned by Cumulus Media
that signed on September 25, 2006 with a Country music
format, directly competing with Clear Channel Communications
' KQDY
94.5.
Cumulus Media also owns KLXX
1270 (Talk
), KACL
98.7 (Oldies
) KBYZ
96.5 (Classic rock
), and KKCT
97.5 (Top 40) in the Bismarck
-Mandan
area. All the studios are at 4303 Memorial Highway in Mandan.
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...
located in Bismarck, North Dakota
Bismarck, North Dakota
Bismarck is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the second most populous city in North Dakota after Fargo. The city's population was 61,272 at the 2010 census, while its metropolitan population was 108,779...
, owned by Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media, Inc. is the second largest Owner and Operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States, behind Clear Channel Communications, operating 570 stations in 150 markets as of September 16, 2011. The company also owns Cumulus Media Networks...
that signed on September 25, 2006 with a Country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format, directly competing with Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
' KQDY
KQDY
KQDY , known as "KQ 94.5", is a radio station located in Bismarck, North Dakota, USA, owned by Clear Channel Communications. The stations airs a country music format competing with Cumulus Media's KUSB "US 103.3"....
94.5.
Cumulus Media also owns KLXX
KLXX
KLXX , known as "Super Talk 1270", is a radio station located midway between Mandan and Bismarck, North Dakota, USA. It has always been licensed to Mandan, although most of its audience is in neighboring Bismarck....
1270 (Talk
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
), KACL
KACL
KACL is a radio station in Bismarck, North Dakota, owned by Cumulus Media airing an Classic Hits format. The station signed on in 1997 and has never changed its format, although it shifted from 60s and 70s based oldies to 70s and 80s based classic hits in 2009.Cumulus Media also owns KLXX 1270 ,...
98.7 (Oldies
Oldies
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....
) KBYZ
KBYZ
KBYZ , known as "96.5 The Fox", is a radio station located in Bismarck, North Dakota, owned by Cumulus Media. It is the only station in the city with a classic rock format, although The Fox has begun a format tweak toward mainstream rock in 2006...
96.5 (Classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
), and KKCT
KKCT
KKCT, known as Hot 97.5, is a Top 40 radio station licensed to Bismarck, North Dakota. The station airs the syndicated "Kidd Kraddick in the Morning" show...
97.5 (Top 40) in the Bismarck
Bismarck, North Dakota
Bismarck is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the second most populous city in North Dakota after Fargo. The city's population was 61,272 at the 2010 census, while its metropolitan population was 108,779...
-Mandan
Mandan, North Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 16,718 people, 6,647 households, and 4,553 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,642.8 per square mile . There were 6,958 housing units at an average density of 683.7 per square mile...
area. All the studios are at 4303 Memorial Highway in Mandan.