- KOUT
Infobox Radio station
name = KOUT
city = Rapid City,South Dakota
area =
branding = "Kat 98.7"
slogan = "The Black Hills' Favorite Country"
airdate =
frequency = 98.7 MHz
format = Country
erp = 100,000watt s
haat = 141meter s (463 feet)
class = C1
facility_id = 14642
coordinates = coord|44|04|13|N|103|15|01|W
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
owner = New Rushmore Radio, Inc.
licensee =
sister_stations =KBHB ,KFXS , KKLS,KKMK ,KRCS
webcast =
website = http://www.katradio.com/
affiliations =KOUT (98.7 FM, "Kat 98.7") is a
radio station licensed to serveRapid City, South Dakota . The station is owned by New Rushmore Radio, Inc. It airs aCountry music format.cite web |title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/]The station was assigned the KOUT call letters by the
Federal Communications Commission onNovember 29 , 1991.cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=14642&Callsign=KOUT |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database]Notable on-air personalities include "Sam Adams in the Morning", Dean Taylor & "The Dean's List" on mid-days, Mark Houston, the last original Kat Country personality, on afternoons, syndicated host
Lia on evenings, and "Danny Wright All Night" on overnights.Ownership
In May 1999, Triad Broadcasting reached a deal to acquire this station from Brothers Jim and Tom Instad as part of a twelve-station deal valued at a reported $37.8 million. [cite news |work=Broadcasting & Cable |title=Changing Hands |date=1999-05-24 |first=Alisa |last=Holmes |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-54720418.html]
In July 2006, Schurz Communications Inc. reached an agreement to buy this station from Triad Broadcasting Co. as part of a six-station deal valued at a reported $19 million. [cite news |work=Broadcasting & Cable |title=Deals |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6355395.html |date=2006-07-24]
References
External links
* [http://www.katradio.com/ KOUT official website]
*FMQ|KOUT
*FML|KOUT
*FMARB|KOUT
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