KSQY

Deadwood, South Dakota
Broadcast area	Rapid City area
Frequency	95.1 MHz
Branding	95.1 K-SKY
Programming
Format	Mainstream rock
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner	Haugo Broadcasting, Inc
Sister stations	KIQK, KTOQ
History
First air date	1982
Call sign meaning	K-"SKY" in reference to its large signal
Technical information
Facility ID	3041
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	521 meters
Repeater(s)	95.1 KSQY-FM1 (Rapid City)
Links
Webcast	Listen live
Website	951ksky.com

KSQY (95.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a mainstream rock format. The station known as "K-SKY" is licensed to Deadwood, South Dakota and serves the Rapid City listening area. K-SKY is owned by Haugo Broadcasting, Inc.^[1]

History

95.1 K-SKY began broadcasting in August 1982 ^[2] from a tower on the summit of Terry Peak in Lead, South Dakota giving the station a very large coverage area that reaches parts of five states. K-SKY uses a 17,000 watt booster licensed to Rapid City to help cover the Rapid City metro with a stronger signal.

During the mid-1980s, K-SKY was one of the highest rated Album-oriented rock stations in the US. Through the years, K-SKY has changed formats to Classic rock to Adult Album Alternative (AAA).

The original K-SKY studios were located at 666 Main Street in downtown Deadwood. In 1998, Haugo Broadcasting (owner of KSQY) acquired Rapid City stations KIQK "Kick 104" and KTOQ "K-Talk 1340" from Tom-Tom Communications, then owned by NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw. Soon after the purchase, KSQY moved its studios to Rapid City and joined its new sister stations. In Sept 2008, Haugo Broadcasting moved into its new facilities at 3601 Canyon Lake Drive.

References

External links

• KSQY in the FCC FM station database
• KSQY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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