KFCR
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Broadcast area | Rapid City, South Dakota |
| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 1490 kHz |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Mt. Rushmore Broadcasting, Inc. |
| KZMX | |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| 43913 | |
| Class | C |
| Power | 830 watts (unlimited) |
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KFCR (1490 AM) is a radio station licensed to Custer, South Dakota, United States. The station serves the Rapid City area. The station is currently owned by Mt. Rushmore Broadcasting, Inc.[2] Currently, the station is silent.
History
KFCR first went on the air on May 1, 1988, as a local voice for Custer County. Since the mid-2010s, the station has been plagued by operational inconsistency. It has frequently operated under Special Temporary Authority (STA) to remain silent, often citing "staffing issues" and the "unexpected resignation" of essential employees.[3]
The station’s status remains volatile. Most recently, on June 30, 2025, official regulatory records indicated that the facility was silent once again.[4] Broadcast logs from the National Radio Club confirm that these periods of silence have been a recurring theme throughout the 2020s, typically attributed to financial constraints or personnel shortages.[5]
KFCR is owned by Mt. Rushmore Broadcasting, Inc., an independent media group based in Casper, Wyoming. The company operates a cluster of stations in the Black Hills region, including KZMX (AM). Ownership has been marked by regulatory scrutiny, particularly regarding the maintenance of minimum operating schedules. In previous years, parent company Mt. Rushmore Broadcasting entered into consent decrees with the FCC to preserve licenses after prolonged periods of silence across its multi-station portfolio.[6][7]
In August 2016, the station reported to the FCC that it had resumed broadcasting.[8]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for KFCR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KFCR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for KFCR". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved December 6, 2025..
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KFCR - Station Information". Federal Communications Commission. June 30, 2025. Retrieved December 6, 2025..
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."From the Archives Volume 92 DXN" (PDF). National Radio Club. 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2025..
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Oxenford, David (June 6, 2017). "Radio Owner Forfeits Several FCC Licenses". Broadcast Law Blog. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Report: WGPA/Bethlehem, PA Sold". All Access. March 4, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Resumption of Operations". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
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- KFCR in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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