KCSD (90.9 FM) is a

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member

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licensed to

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. It is owned by the South Dakota Board of Directors for Educational Telecommunications and is part of

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's statewide network. The station signed on in 1985 as part of SDPB's effort to improve coverage in the state's largest city. Previously, flagship station KUSD-FM only provided grade B coverage of Sioux Falls. The license was held by the

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, but SDPB operated it under a longstanding management agreement. SDPB bought the station outright in December 2013. The purchase, at a price of $420,000, was consummated on February 10, 2014.

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sdpb.org
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