KOKK

For the airport near Kokomo, Indiana, assigned ICAO code KOKK, see Kokomo Municipal Airport.

Radio station in Huron, South Dakota

KOKK

* Huron, South Dakota

Broadcast area| Heartland of Eastern South Dakota
Frequency| 1210 kHz
Branding| Dakota Country
Programming
Format| Country[1]
Affiliations| ABC News Radio
Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota Twins
Ownership
Owner|

* Carolyn and Doyle Becker
* (Riverfront Broadcasting, LLC)

Sister stations

| KIJV, KJRV
History

First air date

| 1974

Former frequencies

| 1190 kHz
Technical information[2]

Licensing authority

| FCC
Facility ID| 15268
Class| B
Power| 5,000 watts day
870 watts night

Transmitter coordinates

| 44°21′44″N 98°9′9″W﻿ / ﻿44.36222°N 98.15250°W﻿ / 44.36222; -98.15250
Links

Public license information

* Public file
* LMS

Webcast| Listen Live

KOKK (1210 AM, "Dakota Country") is a radio station licensed to serve Huron, South Dakota. The station is owned by Carolyn and Doyle Becker, through licensee Riverfront Broadcasting, LLC. It airs a full-service country music format.[3] It has changed its frequency since signing on the air. It was previously at 1190 AM.

The station was assigned this call sign by the Federal Communications Commission.[4]

## History

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The station originally signed on the air on 1190 kHz. In the 1980s, as a then-daytimer, the station was one of several stations who petitioned the United States Senate regarding the limitations of severe weather and sports coverage when they were off air during the evenings/early morning hours.[5] The station was allowed to change frequencies in the late 1980s, to 1210 kHz, which provided nighttime operation.[6]

In October 2022, the station was unable to switch to its daytime operating pattern, and requested a special temporary authority to operate on its nighttime power/pattern 24 hours a day.[7] In late 2022, then-owner Dakota Communications Ltd sold KOKK and its sister stations to Riverfront Broadcasting for $255,000.[8] The sister stations in the sale were KJRV and KIJV.

## Programming

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In addition to its usual Country music programming, KOKK airs local news, market updates, ABC News updates, live sports coverage of area high schools, and both Sunday and Monday NFL football games. The station's motto is "KOKK - the station that grows on you." The station is used for emergency announcements by local entities.[9] It is an affiliate of the Minnesota Twins.[10] It was once an affiliate carrying American Top 40 with Casey Kasem.[11]

## References

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1. ^ The County Music Association Directory 2004. Country Music Association. 2004. p. 296\. ISBN 978-0-9706579-3-0. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KOKK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
3. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
4. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
5. ^ "Daytime Broadcasting Issues". United States Senate. April 1984.
6. ^ "Application Search Details". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
7. ^ Jon Ellis (October 10, 2022). "FCC Monitor: Sign-On Near Grand Forks, Omaha Frequency Change Plan". Northpine.com.
8. ^ Jon Ellis (November 11, 2022). "Riverfront Buys Huron Radio Group from Dakota Communications". Northpine.com.
9. ^ "Description of Services". People's Transit Huron. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
10. ^ "Treasure Island Baseball Network Affiliates". Treasure Island Baseball Network. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
11. ^ Pete Battistini (2010). American Top 40 with Casey Kasem The 1980s. AuthorHouse. p. 470\. ISBN 978-1-4520-5038-6.

## External links

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* KOKK official website
* Listen Online
* Facility details for Facility ID 15268 (KOKK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
* KOKK in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

* v
* t
* e

Radio stations in the Huron–Mitchell, South Dakota area

By AM frequency|

* 1210
* 1340
* 1490

By FM frequency|

* 88.1
* 88.7
* 92.1
* 93.3
* 98.3
* 105.9
* 107.3

| Translators|

* 89.7
* 90.5
* 90.9
* 91.3
* 94.1
* 95.3
* 95.5
* 99.5
* 101.3
* 103.5

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Digital radio
by frequency & subchannel|

* 105.9-1
* 105.9-2
* 105.9-3

By call sign|

* K209EM
* K213CL
* K215AI
* K217CE
* K231AR
* K237EL
* K238BA
* K258AG
* K267CN
* K278BJ
* KGRH
* KIJV
* KJRV
* KMIT
* HD2
* HD3
* KOKK
* KORN
* KORN-FM
* KQRN
* KUQL
* KVCH

Defunct|

* KFPJ

Nearby regions
Aberdeen
Brookings
Pierre
Sioux Falls
Watertown
Yankton–Vermillion

See also
List of radio stations in South Dakota

* v
* t
* e

Country radio stations in the state of South Dakota

Stations|

* KBJM – Lemmon
* KBWS-FM – Sisseton
* KDLO-FM – Watertown
* KGFX – Pierre
* KGIM-FM – Aberdeen
* KIKN-FM – Salem/Sioux Falls
* KIMM – Rapid City
* KIQK – Rapid City
* KJAM-FM – Madison
* KKLS - Rapid City
* KKQQ – Brookings
* KKYA – Yankton
* KLXS-FM – Pierre
* KMIT – Mitchell
* KMLO – Mobridge
* KMOM – Roscoe
* KOUT – Rapid City
* KPLO-FM – Pierre
* KQKD - Redfield
* KRKI - Keystone
* KSDR-FM – Watertown
* KSOO-FM - Lennox/Sioux Falls
* KTWB – Sioux Falls
* KWYR – Winner
* KXRB – Sioux Falls
* KXRB-FM - Brandon
* KZZI – Rapid City
* WNAX-FM – Yankton

See also
adult contemporary
classic hits
college
country
news/talk
NPR
oldies
religious
rock
sports
top 40
urban
other radio stations in South Dakota

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