KSOU (1090 AM) is a

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broadcasting a

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adult hits format. Serving the

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area in the

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, the station is licensed to Community First Broadcasting. KSOU previously carried a classic hits format and before that, a Christian Contemporary format.

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is a United States and Mexican

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frequency; KSOU must leave the air from sunset to sunrise to prevent interference to the

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signals of the Class A stations. On February 5, 2020, KSOU changed their format from classic hits to Spanish adult hits, branded as "Sioux Ritmo".Sioux Ritmo Debuts in Northwest Iowa
Radioinsight - February 5, 2020

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* * SOU (AM) Radio stations established in 1969 1969 establishments in Iowa Sioux Center, Iowa SOU (AM) Adult hits radio stations in the United States Spanish-language radio stations in the United States {{Iowa-radio-station-stub