KORN-FM (92.1 FM, "KORN Country 92.1"), is a

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radio station with its studio based in

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. Its license is assigned to

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, and its

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and antenna tower are located in

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. The station serves the Mitchell, South Dakota Micropolitan Statistical Area, and the Huron, South Dakota areas (which combined create the Mitchell-Huron media region). The station is owned by Nancy and Steve Nedved, through licensee Nedved Media, LLC. KORN-FM plays a mainstream country format, in a similar format to its

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rock/pop sister KQRN (Q107.3).

Station history

The station (under callsign KZKK) was originally owned by Dakota Communications, and licensed in Huron, South Dakota. By 2015, KZKK was acquired by Riverfront Broadcasting LLC of

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. The purchase allowed KZKK to become Riverfront Broadcasting's third station in the Mitchell area, along with

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and KQRN. Riverfront Broadcasting LLC's ownership moved KZKK's studios to 400 N. Rowley Street in Mitchell, South Dakota, where it occupies a shared facility with KORN and KQRN. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued callsign of KZKK was used by the station from November 27, 1992, until 2015, when Riverfront Broadcasting LLC requested it to be changed. As of December 16, 2015, KORN Country was approved by the FCC to share its sister station KORN News Radio 1490's callsign of "KORN", granting the station the new callsign of KORN-FM. During its time in Huron as KZKK, the station was originally on the 105.1

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frequency. KZKK was temporarily silent between the time of the purchase by Riverfront Broadcasting LLC, and retook the air on December 21, 2015, under its current form as KORN Country 92.1. In late 2016, Riverfront Broadcasting LLC sold the station, along with KQRN and KORN, to Nancy & Steve Nedved. Effective Sunday, January 1, 2017, the three station group is now known as Nedved Media, LLC.

References

External links

KORN Country 92.1 FM official website
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