KVAR (93.7 FM, "Alley Cat 93") is a

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broadcasting a

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music format. Licensed to serve the community of

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, United States, the station is currently owned by Alleycat Communications.

History

The

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issued a

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for the station on August 4, 2005. The station was assigned the KVAR

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on August 29, 2005, and received its license to cover on September 23, 2008. Attesting that it had aired no paid commercials since it was licensed and that it had arranged a partnership with a local college, KVAR applied in November 2008 to become a

station. The FCC granted this request on December 18, 2008.

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* VAR Radio stations established in 2008 Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota Classic rock radio stations in the United States {{SouthDakota-radio-station-stub