KDSJ (980 AM) is a

radio station Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radio ...

broadcasting a full-service format. Licensed to

Deadwood, South Dakota Deadwood (Lakota: ''Owáyasuta''; "To approve or confirm things") is a city that serves as county seat of Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. It was named by early settlers after the dead trees found in its gulch. The city had it ...

, United States, the station serves the

Black Hills The Black Hills ( lkt, Ȟe Sápa; chy, Moʼȯhta-voʼhonáaeva; hid, awaxaawi shiibisha) is an isolated mountain range rising from the Great Plains of North America in western South Dakota and extending into Wyoming, United States. Black Elk P ...

area. The station is currently owned by Carolyn and Doyle Becker, through licensee Riverfront Broadcasting, LLC. The station has had several studio locations since its debut in 1947. In 1952, the station moved to its present location, a former funeral home, at 745 Main Street in Deadwood. Its two tower transmitter site is in Boulder Canyon on Radio Tower Road. The station broadcasts with 5,000 watts during the day and 1,000 watts at night. The station's skywave signal was received as far away as Salt Lake City, Utah, on September 21, 2009. Effective June 30, 2020, the station was purchased for $80,000 by Riverfront Broadcasting from 4 Paws Broadcasting. Riverfront owns four FM stations in Rapid City and one AM station. As part of this, the station has announced it will be moving to Lead, hopefully completed by Fall of 2021.

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FCC History Cards for KDSJ
* DSJ Radio stations established in 1947 1947 establishments in South Dakota {{SouthDakota-radio-station-stub