KDBX is a

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whose transmitter is located in the nearby town of Clear Lake, South Dakota, but the studios are in

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. The station carries

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in the mornings, and is an affiliate of the syndicated

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Pink Floyd show. KDBX broadcasts across a wide region encompassing both the Brookings and Watertown areas in eastern South Dakota as well as reaching points in western Minnesota as far as

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and Benson. The station was formerly in a historic

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. In 2005, the depot was sold and KDBX relocated to the building now housing the other four commercial radio stations in Brookings.

Format

KDBX is a

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station playing a mix of rock music from the '60s through the '80s. The station changed to this format in the summer of 2005, switching from an

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format.

Previous logo

(KDBX's logo under previous classic hits format)

External links

107.1 The Hawk website

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