KBHB (810 AM) is a

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broadcasting a

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related format. Licensed to

Sturgis, South Dakota Sturgis is a city in Meade County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 7,020 as of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It is the county seat of Meade County and is named after Samuel D. Sturgis, a Union Army, Union general dur ...

, United States, it serves the

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area. The station is currently owned by HomeSlice Media Group and features programming from ABC Radio. KBHB signed on in February 1963 on 1280 kHz. It moved to 810 kHz in 1967.

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is a United States

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frequency; WGY in

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and KGO in

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are the Class A stations on this frequency.

Ownership

In May 1999,

Triad Broadcasting Triad Broadcasting Company, LLC was an owner of radio stations in small and medium markets in the United States. It is based in Monterey, California. At the end of November 2012, Triad announced the sale of its 32 radio stations in 5 markets to ...

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. In July 2006, Schurz Communications Inc. reached an agreement to buy this station from Triad Broadcasting Co. as part of a six-station deal valued at a reported $19 million. Schurz Communications created the Black Hills broadcast division, New Rushmore Radio, now known as

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. KBHB was sold to HomeSlice Media Group, LLC in July 2014, a divestiture was required due to Schurz's acquisition of

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. The transaction, which included sister station KKLS and translator K284BA, was consummated on June 30, 2014, at a price of $650,000.

References

External links

FCC History Cards for KBHB
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