Local news in South Dakota: TV, radio and newspapers
24 full-power television stations are licensed to communities in South Dakota, across 2 TV markets. NewsyAmerica also lists 11 news, talk and public radio stations and 100 more radio stations (music, sports and other formats) and 3 low-power or Class A TV stations and 18 NOAA Weather Radio transmitters and 17 local newspapers here. Pick a market to see which channel each network is on, or browse the listings below.
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News, talk and public radio in South Dakota (11)
| Station | Frequency | Format | City of license |
|---|---|---|---|
| KSDN | 930 AM | News/Talk | Aberdeen, SD |
| KBFS | 1450 AM | Talk radio | Belle Fourche, SD |
| KESD | 88.3 FM | Public radio; News/talk, jazz, AAA | Brookings, SD |
| KELQ | 107.9 FM | News/talk | Flandreau, SD |
| KOLY | 1300 AM | Classic hits/news/talk | Mobridge, SD |
| KOTA | 1380 AM | News/talk | Rapid City, SD |
| KAUR | 89.1 FM | News/Talk (Public) | Sioux Falls, SD |
| KCSD | 90.9 FM | Public radio; News/talk, jazz, AAA | Sioux Falls, SD |
| KELO | 1320 AM | Talk radio | Sioux Falls, SD |
| KSDR | 1480 AM | News/talk | Watertown, SD |
| WNAX | 570 AM | News/talk | Yankton, SD |
Newspapers in South Dakota (17)
| Newspaper | Based in | Type | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| The American News | Aberdeen, SD | Daily newspaper | 1885 |
| South Dakota News Watch | Brookings, SD | Nonprofit newsroom | 2017 |
| West River Eagle | Eagle Butte, SD | Local newspaper | 2007 |
| The Faulk County Record | Faulkton, SD | Local newspaper | 1976 |
| Moody County Enterprise | Flandreau, SD | Local newspaper | 1945 |
| The Courier | Freeman, SD | Local newspaper | 2019 |
| Potter County News | Gettysburg, SD | Local newspaper | 1916 |
| The Minnehaha Messenger | Humboldt, SD | Local newspaper | 2015 |
| Plainsman | Huron, SD | Local newspaper | 1993 |
| Grant County Review | Milbank, SD | Local newspaper | 1981 |
| The Mobridge Tribune | Mobridge, SD | Local newspaper | 1964 |
| Prairie Pioneer | Pollock, SD | Local newspaper | 1979 |
| Rapid City Journal | Rapid City, SD | Daily newspaper | 1878 |
| MED (Midwest Medical Edition) | Sioux Falls, SD | Independent local newsroom | |
| Sioux Falls Simplified | Sioux Falls, SD | Independent local newsroom | |
| SiouxFalls.Business | Sioux Falls, SD | Independent local newsroom | |
| The Sisseton Courier | Sisseton, SD | Local newspaper |
Low-power and Class A TV in South Dakota (3)
Music, sports and other radio in South Dakota (100)
| Station | Frequency | Format | City of license |
|---|---|---|---|
| KBFO | 106.7 FM | Adult CHR | Aberdeen, SD |
| KGIM | 1420 AM | Sports | Aberdeen, SD |
| KSDN-FM | 94.1 FM | Active rock | Aberdeen, SD |
| KFMH | 101.9 FM | Classic hits | Belle Fourche, SD |
| KZZI | 95.9 FM | Country | Belle Fourche, SD |
| KCCR-FM | 104.5 FM | Active rock | Blunt, SD |
| KXMZ | 102.7 FM | Hot adult contemporary | Box Elder, SD |
| KXRB-FM | 100.1 FM | Classic country | Brandon, SD |
| KBRK | 1430 AM | Adult standards | Brookings, SD |
| KBRK-FM | 93.7 FM | Hot adult contemporary | Brookings, SD |
| KSDJ | 90.7 FM | College; Modern rock | Brookings, SD |
| KYBB | 102.7 FM | Classic rock | Canton, SD |
| KDBX | 107.1 FM | Classic rock | Clear Lake, SD |
| KDSJ | 980 AM | Full-service | Deadwood, SD |
| KSQY | 95.1 FM | Mainstream rock | Deadwood, SD |
| KELO-FM | 95.7 FM | Adult contemporary | Dell Rapids, SD |
| KIPI | 93.5 FM | Variety | Eagle Butte, SD |
| KUQL | 98.3 FM | Classic hits | Ethan, SD |
| KJBI | 100.1 FM | Classic hits w/a rock edge | Fort Pierre, SD |
| KVCX | 101.5 FM | Christian Radio | Gregory, SD |
| KZMX | 580 AM | Classic rock | Hot Springs, SD |
| KZMX-FM | 96.7 FM | Classic rock | Hot Springs, SD |
| KIJV | 1340 AM | Adult contemporary | Huron, SD |
| KOKK | 1210 AM | Country | Huron, SD |
| KABD | 107.7 FM | Adult hits | Ipswich, SD |
| KRKI | 99.5 FM | Classic country | Keystone, SD |
| KDKO | 89.5 FM | Community radio | Lake Andes, SD |
| KBJM | 1400 AM | Country (day)/Oldies (night) | Lemmon, SD |
| KLND | 89.5 FM | Variety | Little Eagle, SD |
| KMLO | 100.7 FM | Country | Lowry, SD |
| KJAM | 1390 AM | Classic hits | Madison, SD |
| KMZM | 103.1 FM | Country | Madison, SD |
| KKSD | 104.3 FM | Classic hits | Milbank, SD |
| KMSD | 1510 AM | Classic hits | Milbank, SD |
| KXLG | 99.1 FM | Soft adult contemporary | Milbank, SD |
| KMIT | 105.9 FM | Country | Mitchell, SD |
| KORN | 1490 AM | Full service | Mitchell, SD |
| KQRN | 107.3 FM | Adult hits, top 40 rock and pop hits | Mitchell, SD |
| KOLY-FM | 99.5 FM | Hot adult contemporary | Mobridge, SD |
| KXZT | 107.9 FM | Classic country | Newell, SD |
| KORN-FM | 92.1 FM | Mainstream country | Parkston, SD |
| KCCR | 1240 AM | Full service Classic hits | Pierre, SD |
| KGFX | 1060 AM | Classic country | Pierre, SD |
| KGFX-FM | 92.7 FM | Top 40 (CHR) | Pierre, SD |
| KLXS-FM | 95.3 FM | Country | Pierre, SD |
| KVAR | 93.7 FM | Classic rock | Pine Ridge, SD |
| KILI | 90.1 FM | Community Radio | Porcupine, SD |
| KFXS | 100.3 FM | Classic rock | Rapid City, SD |
| KIMM | 1150 AM | Sports radio | Rapid City, SD |
| KIQK | 104.1 FM | Country music | Rapid City, SD |
| KKLS | 920 AM | Classic country | Rapid City, SD |
| KKMK | 93.9 FM | Hot adult contemporary | Rapid City, SD |
| KLMP | 88.3 FM | Christian Talk | Rapid City, SD |
| KOUT | 98.7 FM | Country | Rapid City, SD |
| KQRQ | 92.3 FM | Classic hits | Rapid City, SD |
| KTOQ | 1340 AM | Sports | Rapid City, SD |
| KVPC | 97.9 FM | Christian radio | Rapid City, SD |
| KZLK | 106.3 FM | 1980's hits | Rapid City, SD |
| KGIM-FM | 103.7 FM | Country | Redfield, SD |
| KNBZ | 97.7 FM | Adult contemporary | Redfield, SD |
| KQKD | 1380 AM | Full Service | Redfield, SD |
| KPLO-FM | 94.5 FM | Country | Reliance, SD |
| KMOM | 105.5 FM | Country | Roscoe, SD |
| KOYA | 88.1 FM | Community radio | Rosebud, SD |
| KIKN-FM | 100.5 FM | Country | Salem, SD |
| KGWD | 94.5 FM | Catholic talk and teaching | Sioux Falls, SD |
| KKLS-FM | 104.7 FM | Contemporary hit radio | Sioux Falls, SD |
| KKRC-FM | 97.3 FM | Classic hits | Sioux Falls, SD |
| KNWC | 1270 AM | Christian talk and teaching | Sioux Falls, SD |
| KNWC-FM | 96.5 FM | Christian adult contemporary | Sioux Falls, SD |
| KQSF | 101.9 FM | Hot adult contemporary | Sioux Falls, SD |
| KRRO | 103.7 FM | Mainstream rock | Sioux Falls, SD |
| KSOO | 1000 AM | Sports | Sioux Falls, SD |
| KTWB | 92.5 FM | Country | Sioux Falls, SD |
| KWSN | 1230 AM | Sports | Sioux Falls, SD |
| KXRB | 1140 AM | Classic country | Sioux Falls, SD |
| KZOY | 1520 AM | 1980s hits | Sioux Falls, SD |
| KBWS-FM | 102.9 FM | Country | Sisseton, SD |
| KJKQ | 99.5 FM | Adult hits | Sisseton, SD |
| KDDX | 101.1 FM | Active rock | Spearfish, SD |
| KJKT | 90.7 FM | Alternative | Spearfish, SD |
| KSLT | 107.1 FM | Christian adult contemporary | Spearfish, SD |
| KBHB | 810 AM | Farm information. | Sturgis, SD |
| KRCS | 93.1 FM | Top 40 (CHR) | Sturgis, SD |
| KAOR | 91.1 FM | College | Vermillion, SD |
| KVHT | 106.3 FM | Classic hits | Vermillion, SD |
| KVTK | 1570 AM | Sports | Vermillion, SD |
| KJJQ | 910 AM | Classic country, farm | Volga, SD |
| KKQQ | 102.3 FM | Country | Volga, SD |
| KDLO-FM | 96.9 FM | Classic country | Watertown, SD |
| KIXX | 96.1 FM | Hot adult contemporary | Watertown, SD |
| KPGT | 89.1 FM | Religious | Watertown, SD |
| KSDR-FM | 92.9 FM | Country music | Watertown, SD |
| KWAT | 950 AM | Full-service radio | Watertown, SD |
| KJRV | 93.3 FM | Classic rock | Wessington Springs, SD |
| KWYR | 1260 AM | Country music | Winner, SD |
| KWYR-FM | 93.7 FM | Mainstream rock | Winner, SD |
| KKYA | 93.1 FM | Country | Yankton, SD |
| KYNT | 1450 AM | Soft adult contemporary | Yankton, SD |
| WNAX-FM | 104.1 FM | Country | Yankton, SD |
NOAA Weather Radio in South Dakota (18)
| Frequency | Call sign | Transmitter | NWS office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 162.475 MHz | WXM25 | Aberdeen, SD | Aberdeen, SD |
| 162.525 MHz | KXI71 | Arlington, SD | Sioux Falls, SD |
| 162.475 MHz | WNG557 | Faith, SD | Rapid City, SD |
| 162.425 MHz | WNG551 | Firesteel, SD | Aberdeen, SD |
| 162.425 MHz | WXK64 | Hot Springs, SD | Rapid City, SD |
| 162.525 MHz | WXL23 | Lead, SD | Rapid City, SD |
| 162.500 MHz | WXM40 | Lowry, SD | Aberdeen, SD |
| 162.450 MHz | WWH36 | Mitchell, SD | Sioux Falls, SD |
| 162.450 MHz | KXI59 | Philip, SD | Rapid City, SD |
| 162.425 MHz | KXI25 | Pickstown, SD | Sioux Falls, SD |
| 162.400 MHz | WXM26 | Pierre, SD | Aberdeen, SD |
| 162.500 MHz | KZZ59 | Porcupine, SD | Rapid City, SD |
| 162.550 MHz | WXM63 | Rapid City, SD | Rapid City, SD |
| 162.525 MHz | KZZ60 | Reliance, SD | Aberdeen, SD |
| 162.400 MHz | WXM28 | Sioux Falls, SD | Sioux Falls, SD |
| 162.425 MHz | WXM41 | South Shore, SD | Aberdeen, SD |
| 162.550 MHz | WXM27 | Wessington, SD | Sioux Falls, SD |
| 162.550 MHz | WNG558 | White River, SD | Rapid City, SD |
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South Dakota News Watch – Brookings, SD
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SiouxFalls.Business – Sioux Falls, SD
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Sioux Falls Simplified – Sioux Falls, SD
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MED (Midwest Medical Edition) – Sioux Falls, SD
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The Sisseton Courier – Sisseton, SD
The Sisseton Courier is a local newspaper published in Sisseton, South Dakota.