KQSF (95.7 FM, "Q95-7") is a

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licensed to

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; it serves the

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area. It first began broadcasting in 1998 under the call sign KSOB. The station is currently owned by Duey E. Wright, through licensee

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, Inc. Its studios are located on South Phillips Avenue in Sioux Falls, while its transmitter is located near

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History

The station signed on in 1998 as KSOB with an

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format as "Q Gold 95.7" owned by LA Media, and later changed to the KSQB

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in 2001. KSQB was also owned by Feller Broadcasting, made up of a partnership of brothers Rob and Nick Feller. KSQB gradually tweaked to an

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format, and dropped the "Gold" from its moniker by April 1, 2004.

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acquired the station later in September 2006. With the growth of the adult hits format in 2005, Q95.7 gradually shifted to adult hits, and began reporting with the format to

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by 2006. The station was staffed by The Cartwright Brothers Morning Show (weekdays 7 to 9 a.m.) and Big Scott Allen (weekdays Noon to 6 p.m.). Big Scott was also the program director of the station. On November 1, 2012,

acquired KSQB-FM and its six sister stations from Backyard Broadcasting at a purchase price of $13.35 million. On March 1, 2013, KSQB-FM changed their call letters to KQSF, changed their format to oldies, and rebranded as "Kool 95.7" (format moved from KXQL (now

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) 107.9 FM, which flipped to news/talk). Mark Cartwright hosts the morning show from 6am to 9am weekdays and is the brand manager of the station. By 2014, KQSF had rebranded back to "Q95-7" and shifted to classic hits. On September 13, 2018, at 9 a.m., after stunting with poetic readings of various song lyrics, KQSF flipped to Top 40/CHR, keeping the "Q95.7" name, KQSF Stunting in Sioux Falls
/ref> to compete against the more established

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/ CHR station

KKLS-FM KKLS-FM (104.7 MHz, "Hot 104.7") is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) format. The station serves the Sioux Falls, South Dakota, area. KKLS and its sister stations were owned by Southern Minnesota Broadcasting until 2003 when they were ...

"Hot 104.7" and

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/ CHR station 99.7

KKCK KKCK (94.7 FM) is a Top 40 (CHR) radio station in Marshall, Minnesota (licensed to Springfield), serving the Marshall and Redwood Falls areas. The station is owned by John Linder and operated from the KMHL/KKCK studios in Marshall. From 1982 ...

, which then switched places with KARZ to 94.7 (which is unreceivable in Sioux Falls).

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External links

Q95.7 KQSF official website
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