KSDN (AM)
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| City | Aberdeen, South Dakota |
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| Branding | KSDN 930 |
| Slogan | "Your Source For Live Local News & Weather" |
| Frequency | 930 kHz |
| First air date | April 16, 1947 |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Power | 5,000 watts (day) 1,000 watts (night) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 25120 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 45°25′29″N 98°31′03″W / 45.42472°N 98.51750°W |
| Owner | Hub City Radio (Prairie Winds Broadcasting, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | KSDN-FM, KBFO, KNBZ, KGIM, KGIM-FM |
| Website | KSDN Online |
KSDN (930 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Aberdeen, South Dakota. The station is owned by Prairie Winds Broadcasting, Inc. It airs a News/Sports/Talk radio format.
930 KSDN carries syndicated The Dave Ramsey Show (radio program), Jim Bohannon Show, Michael Smerconish, Handel on the Law, At Home with Gary Sullivan, Gun Talk & Coast to Coast AM. Notable local programming consists of the KSDN Morning Report from 6-10am with Doc Sebastian & Ben Root. Les Cummings handles the KSDN Midday (11a-1pm) and KSDN Evening (4-6pm) reports.
The station was assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.
KSDN's license was approved by the Federal Communications Commission June 29, 1948, after which the station began full operation. KSDN was owned by the Aberdeen News Company, publisher of the Aberdeen American-News. Studios were on Main Street in Aberdeen.
In 1997, Roberts Radio of Pleasantville, New York, acquired KSDN and KSDN-FM then, in a separate transaction, acquired KKAA, KKAA-FM, and KQAA-FM. KSDN-AM's studio were moved from the transmitter site on south highway 281 to the KKAA-AM transmitter site 2 miles south of Aberdeen, South Dakota. KSDN-AM's Full Service format was kept.
In June 2000, Clear Channel purchased Roberts Radio in a deal valued at a reported $65.9 million. Aberdeen radio stations KKAA (1560 AM), KQAA (94.9 FM), KSDN (930 AM), KSDN (94.1 FM) and KBFO (106.7 FM) were part of that deal.
In early October 2002, Clear Channel juggled the lineups of KKAA-AM and KSDN-AM. KKAA-AM shifted to a news/talk format and KSDN-AM shifted to a full-time sports talk station with a majority of its programing based out of KFAN-AM Minneapolis, MN "The Fan" .
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