KXRB (1140
kHz) is an
AM radio station
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in
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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, airing a
classic country
Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country and western music hits from past decades.
Repertoire
The radio format specializes in hits from the 1950s through the early 1980s, and focus primarily on inn ...
format. The station is owned by
Townsquare Media.
The programming on what was then KSOO was previously a mix of local talk shows, including "Viewpoint University", "McDaniel's Mess", and "The Mainstreet Cafe", which focused on the current events of the Sioux Falls area and South Dakota. KSOO also featured a variety of nationally syndicated shows, such as
Glenn Beck,
Mike Huckabee
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, The
Dave Ramsey Show and
Lars Larson. KSOO aired the
National Football League
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games of the
Green Bay Packers
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as the only South Dakota affiliate of the
Packers Radio Network.
History
Notable station alumni include
Myron Floren, an American musician best known as the accordionist on ''
The Lawrence Welk Show''.
On August 7, 2017, KSOO and its news/talk format moved to 1000 AM, swapping frequencies with classic country-formatted
KXRB KXRB may refer to:
* KXRB (AM), a radio station (1140 AM) licensed to serve Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
* KXRB-FM, a radio station (100.1 FM) licensed to serve Brandon, South Dakota
* KSOO (AM)
KSOO (1000 AM, "ESPN Sioux Falls") ...
.
Honors and awards
In May 2006, KSOO won one first place plaque in the commercial radio division of the South Dakota Associated Press Broadcasters Association news contest.
The contest was for the 2005 calendar year.
Previous logo
References
External links
KXRB official websiteFCC History Cards for KXRB
XRB (AM)
Classic country radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1926
Townsquare Media radio stations
1926 establishments in South Dakota
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