KZZI (95.9 FM, "The Eagle") is a

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to serve

Belle Fourche, South Dakota Belle Fourche (; ) is a city in and the county seat of Butte County, South Dakota, United States. Its population was 5,617 at the 2020 census. It is near the geographic center of the United States, which moved some 550 miles northwest from the ...

, serving the

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market. The station is owned by Riverfront Broadcasting, LLC. It airs a

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format. The station was assigned the KZZI call letters by the

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on April 1, 1995. KZZI is the radio home of

Black Hills State Yellow Jackets The Black Hills State Yellow Jackets are the athletic sports teams for Black Hills State University. They are currently a member of the NCAA Division II and participates in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC). BHSU Rodeo teams are memb ...

athletics, with local radio personality Steve Ammerman providing

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Ownership

In February 1999, Western South Dakota Broadcasting LLC reached an agreement to purchase this station from Lovcom, for a reported $79,006. The station was then sold to Riverfront Broadcasting in 2019.

Honors and awards

In May 2006, KZZI won one first place plaque in the commercial radio division of the South Dakota Associated Press Broadcasters Association news contest. The contest was for the 2005 calendar year.

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External links

KZZI official website
* ZZI Country radio stations in the United States Butte County, South Dakota {{SouthDakota-radio-station-stub