KIKN-FM (100.5

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, "Kickin' Country 99.1/100.5") is a radio station broadcasting a

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format. Licensed to

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, it serves the

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area. The station is currently owned by

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. Its studios are located on Tennis Lane in Sioux Falls, while its transmitter is located near Dolton. Due to signal issues within Sioux Falls since the transmitter is located over 35 miles from the city, KIKN also had a

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(low power rebroadcaster) at 100.1 FM with the call sign K261CI. The translator went off the air in November 2007, as

KDEZ KXRB-FM (100.1 Hertz, MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a classic country radio format, format. Licensed to Brandon, South Dakota, United States, the station serves the Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Sioux Falls area. The station is currently own ...

launched on that frequency.

On August 1, 2021, KIKN-FM began simulcasting on

KSOO-FM KSOO-FM (99.1 MHz, "Kickin' Country 99.1/100.5") is a radio station with a country music format, simulcasting KIKN-FM 100.5 Salem. Licensed to Lennox, South Dakota, United States, the station serves the Sioux Falls area. The station is currentl ...

(which dropped their sports/talk format), rebranding as "Kickin' Country 99.1/100.5".Townsquare Pulls Double Flip In Sioux Falls
Radioinsight - August 3, 2021

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Kickin' Country 99.1/100.5
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