KGFX-FM (92.7
FM, "River 92.7") is a radio station broadcasting a
Top 40
In the music industry, the Top 40 is the current, 40 most-popular songs in a particular genre. It is the best-selling or most frequently broadcast popular music. Record charts have traditionally consisted of a total of 40 songs. "Top 40" or "cont ...
format. Licensed to
Pierre, South Dakota
Pierre ( ; lkt, Čhúŋkaške, lit=fort) is the capital city of South Dakota, United States, and the seat of Hughes County. The population was 14,091 at the 2020 census, making it the second-least populous US state capital after Montpelier, ...
, United States, the station serves the Pierre area. The station is currently owned by
James River Broadcasting.
All four Pierre DRG Media Group (James River Broadcasting) stations share studios at 214 West Pleasant Drive, in Pierre.
History
The station began in the 1980s as ''KG93'' with a
Top 40 (CHR) music format. Later, the format was changed to
classic rock
Classic rock is a US radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the mid 1990s, prim ...
and the station was known as 92-7 The Fox. Later, it flipped to
Hot Adult Contemporary
Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet ...
format as ''River 92.7''. In March 2013, the station transitioned to
Top 40 (CHR) keeping the ''River 92.7'' moniker.
References
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Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1983
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