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KVAR (FM)
KVAR (93.7 FM broadcasting, FM, "Alley Cat 93") is a non-commercial educational radio station broadcasting a classic rock music format. Licensed to serve the community of Pine Ridge, South Dakota, United States, the station is currently owned by Alleycat Communications. History The Federal Communications Commission issued a construction permit for the station on August 4, 2005. The station was assigned the KVAR call sign on August 29, 2005, and received its Broadcast license, 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 non-commercial educational station. The FCC granted this request on December 18, 2008. References External links * Radio stations in South Dakota, VAR Radio stations established in 2008 Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota Classic rock radio stations in the United States {{SouthDakota-radi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pine Ridge, South Dakota
Pine Ridge (Lakota: ''wazíbló'') is a census-designated place (CDP) and the most populous community in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 3,138 at the 2020 census. It is the tribal headquarters of the Oglala Sioux Tribe on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. History The community was named for the pine trees on the ridge surrounding the town site. An early variant name was Pine Ridge Agency. The Pine Ridge reservation was the location of a violent shootout between FBI and activist Native Americans in 1975. FBI agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams were killed in the initial firefight, while activist native Joe Stuntz was later shot by a police sniper. Native/Activist Leonard Peltier was later convicted of the murder of the agents and sentenced to life in prison, but there has been debate around his innocence. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.2 km2), of which 3.1&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |