KLXS-FM
KLXS-FM is a radio station licensed to serve Pierre, South Dakota. The station is owned by Riverfront Broadcasting LLC. It airs a country music format.
The station was assigned the KLXS-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on April 29, 1988.
On July 3, 2012 KLXS-FM changed their format from adult hits to country, branded as "Country 95.3".
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The station's history dates back to 1981 when it first went on the air with the call sign KNEY. It was originally owned and operated by Sorenson Broadcasting for 34 years, alongside its sister station KCCR-AM. The call sign was later changed to KLXS.In 2006, NRG Media became the station's operator, marking the end of Sorenson Broadcasting's long ownership. However, the ownership under NRG Media was brief. In February 2008, Riverfront Broadcasting LLC, a company owned by South Dakota natives Carolyn and Doyle Becker, reached an agreement with NRG Media to purchase KLXS-FM and five other stations. This acquisition made KLXS-FM and KCCR-AM the only locally owned stations in the Pierre market at the time.
The agreement with NRG Media to purchase the station was part of a six station deal.