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KLMP (88.3 FM) is a radio station in
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, United States. It is owned by
Northwestern Media Northwestern Media is the Christian radio ministry of the University of Northwestern – St. Paul, an evangelical university in Roseville, Minnesota. Northwestern Media operates three radio networks serving listeners primarily in the Midwestern U ...
, the radio ministry of
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, and broadcasts its national
Faith Radio KTIS (900 AM) is a radio station based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, owned and operated by University of Northwestern - St Paul. It is a non-profit, listener-supported radio station relying on donations from the local community throughout the ye ...
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
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, as well as two high-power repeaters of KSLT, two boosters, and a translator, to
Northwestern Media Northwestern Media is the Christian radio ministry of the University of Northwestern – St. Paul, an evangelical university in Roseville, Minnesota. Northwestern Media operates three radio networks serving listeners primarily in the Midwestern U ...
for $249,000. The purchase closed on January 31, 2022.


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