KLMP (88.3 FM) is a radio station in
Rapid City, South Dakota
Rapid City ( lkt, link=no, Mni Lúzahaŋ Otȟúŋwahe; "Swift Water City") is the second most populous city in South Dakota and the county seat of Pennington County. Named after Rapid Creek, where the settlement developed, it is in western So ...
, United States. It is owned by
Northwestern Media, the radio ministry of
University of Northwestern – St. Paul, and broadcasts its national
Faith Radio service with Christian talk and teaching programming.
88.3 in Rapid City began broadcasting in February 2005 as KTPT "The Point". The Christian contemporary hit radio outlet switched to
97.9 MHz in 2007, moving KLMP "The Light"—a Christian talk and teaching station with history dating to 1968—to 88.3 MHz. Bethesda Christian Broadcasting began its exit from broadcasting in 2021 by selling KLMP and
KSLT to Northwestern Media.
History
In February 2005, 88.3 MHz in Rapid City was activated as KTPT "The Point". It was owned by Bethesda Christian Broadcasting and aired a Christian contemporary hit radio format
On April 28, 2007, Bethesda switched KTPT to 97.9 MHz, moving Christian talk and teaching station KLMP "The Light" to the 88.3 frequency.
Bethesda began to exit broadcasting in 2021 when it announced the sale of KLMP and
KSLT in
Spearfish, as well as two high-power repeaters of KSLT, two boosters, and a translator, to
Northwestern Media for $249,000. The purchase closed on January 31, 2022.
References
External links
LMP
2005 establishments in South Dakota
Radio stations established in 2005
University of Northwestern – St. Paul
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