KSOO-FM (99.1
MHz
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, "Kickin' Country 99.1/100.5") is a
radio station
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with a
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
format, simulcasting
KIKN-FM
KIKN-FM (100.5 MHz, "Kickin' Country 99.1/100.5") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Salem, South Dakota, it serves the Sioux Falls, South Dakota area. The station is currently owned by Townsquare Media.
Its stu ...
100.5 Salem. Licensed to
Lennox, South Dakota
Lennox is a city in Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States, located southwest of Sioux Falls. The population was 2,423 at the 2020 census.
History
The city has the name of Ben Lennox, private secretary to the general manager to the Milwa ...
, United States, the station serves the
Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls () is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Dakota and the 130th-most populous city in the United States. It is the county seat of Minnehaha County and also extends into Lincoln County to the south, which continues up t ...
area. The station is currently owned by
Townsquare Media
Townsquare Media, Inc. (formerly Regent Communications until 2010) is an American radio network and media company based in Purchase, New York. The company started in radio and expanded into digital media toward the end of the 2000s, starting wi ...
.
Its studios are located on Tennis Lane in Sioux Falls, while its transmitter is located near
Lennox.
History
KSOO-FM signed on in August 2008,
simulcast
Simulcast (a portmanteau of simultaneous broadcast) is the broadcasting of programmes/programs or events across more than one resolution, bitrate or medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at exactly the same time (that is, simultane ...
ing
KSOO KSOO may refer to:
* KSOO (AM), a radio station (1000 AM) licensed to serve Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
* KSOO-FM, a radio station (99.1 FM) licensed to serve Lennox, South Dakota
* KXRB (AM), a radio station (1140 AM) licensed to serv ...
and its
news/talk
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content rather than outside music. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often featur ...
format. KSOO-FM switched to
ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio, which is alternately platform-agnostically branded as ESPN Audio, is an American sports radio network and extension of the ESPN television network. It was launched on January 1, 1992, under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN". ...
in April 2009. In addition to national ESPN Radio programming, "ESPN 99.1" was also home to Overtime with Jeff Thurn. "ESPN 99.1" was an affiliate of the
Green_Bay_Packers_Radio_Network.
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Green_Bay_Packers_Radio_Network.
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KIKN-FM_
KIKN-FM_(100.5_MHz,_"Kickin'_Country_99.1/100.5")_is_a_radio_station_broadcasting_a_country_music_format._Licensed_to_Salem,_South_Dakota,_it_serves_the_Sioux_Falls,_South_Dakota_area._The_station_is_currently_owned_by_Townsquare_Media.
Its_stu_...
,_branded_as_"Kickin'_Country_99.1_&_100.5".