KSLT (107.1 MHz), is a

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licensed to

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, United States, serving

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and the surrounding region with a

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format. The station is currently owned by the University of Northwestern – St. Paul. On October 24, 2011 KSLT moved from 107.3 FM to 107.1 FM. An asset purchase agreement filed with the FCC on October 29, 2021 says

Northwestern Media Northwestern Media is the Christian radio ministry of the University of Northwestern – St. Paul, an evangelical university in Roseville, Minnesota. Northwestern Media operates two radio networks serving listeners primarily in the Midwestern U ...

is buying

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/88.3 (

) and KSLT/107.1 (

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) from Bethesda Christian Broadcasting for $249,000. The deal also includes KSLT satellites KSLP/90.3 (

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) and KSLS/90.7 (

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) and boosters KLMP-1/KSLT-1 in Rapid City and translator K292DN in Newcastle, Wyoming.

and KSLT fit in with Northwestern’s existing stations, which all carry either Adult Contemporary Christian or teaching and preaching from the Faith Radio Network. Bethesda Christian Broadcasting's

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(

) and KSLT/KSLP translators owned by the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel are not included in the transaction. Northwestern Media closed on its purchase of KLMP/88.3 (Rapid City) and KSLT/107.1 (Spearfish-Rapid City) from Bethesda Christian Broadcasting on January 31, 2022.

Translators

KSLT is also heard on full power stations KSLP 90.3 in Fort Pierre, South Dakota and KSLS 90.7 in

, as well as five low powered translators in

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, and

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.KSLT Coverage Area & Stations
KSLT. Accessed September 16, 2012 KSLS was previously the call sign of an FM radio station in Liberal, Kansas—part of the "LS Network" of radio entrepreneur

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. Harris News Service
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assigned the Kansas station the call sign KSLS on

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, but changed its call sign to KSMM on February 15, 2008.

Full powered stations

Translators

Previous logo

(KSLT's logo under previous 107.3 frequency)
(KSLT's logo 2011-2020)

References

External links

KSLT website
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