KKLS-FM (104.7

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, "Hot 104.7") is a

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broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) format. The station serves the

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, area. KKLS and its sister stations were owned by Southern Minnesota Broadcasting until 2003 when they were sold to

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, and sold again in 2012 to

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. Its studios are located on Tennis Lane in Sioux Falls, while its transmitter is located near Humboldt.

History

In the 1990s, KKLS-FM was

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formatted "Oldies 104.7" under ownership of Southern Minnesota Broadcasting. In December 1997, KKLS flipped to CHR as "Hot 104.7", filling a format void that was left by

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's flip to hot AC as KMXC in 1992. Prior to the flip,

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(then at 99.7 FM, now at 94.7 FM) served as the only

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/ CHR radio station in the Sioux Falls market between 1992 and 1997. In 2003, Southern Minnesota Broadcasting sold their Sioux Falls stations to

. In 2012, it was announced that Cumulus was selling their Sioux Falls stations to

. Since 2018, Hot 104.7 currently competes against

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in the Top 40/CHR format.

External links

Hot 104.7 KKLS-FM official website
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