# KAOR

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Radio station in Vermillion, South Dakota, United States, United States

KAOR Vermillion, South Dakota, United States United States Frequency 91.1 MHz Branding Coyote Radio Programming Format College Affiliations Student media The Volante Coyote News Ownership Owner The University of South Dakota History First air date May 24, 1985 Former call signs KUSD Technical information[1] Licensing authority FCC Facility ID 66605 Class A ERP 120 watts HAAT 32 meters (105 ft) Transmitter coordinates 42°47′1″N 96°55′26″W / 42.78361°N 96.92389°W / 42.78361; -96.92389 Links Public license information Public file LMS Webcast Listen live Website KAOR website

**KAOR** (91.1 [FM](/source/FM_broadcasting), "Coyote Radio") is an American student-run [non-commercial educational](/source/Non-commercial_educational) [radio station](/source/Radio_station) [licensed](/source/City_of_license) to serve [Vermillion, South Dakota](/source/Vermillion%2C_South_Dakota), United States. The station is owned by the [University of South Dakota](/source/University_of_South_Dakota).

Staffed by full-time students from a wide variety of majors and overseen by the Media & Journalism Department of the College of Arts & Sciences, KAOR broadcasts 24 hours a day.[2] Since 2003, KAOR has broadcast from studios located in the [Al Neuharth](/source/Al_Neuharth) Media Center on the University of South Dakota campus.[3] The station broadcasts an [alternative music](/source/Alternative_music) format along with sports coverage and talk shows.[4]

## History

This station received its original [construction permit](/source/Construction_permit) from the [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) on May 24, [1985](/source/1985_in_radio).[5] The new station was assigned the call letters KAOR by the FCC on August 8, 1985.[6] KAOR received its [license to cover](/source/Broadcast_license) from the FCC on November 9, [1987](/source/1987_in_radio).[7] The station formerly operated as KUSD before the call letters transferred to South Dakota Public Broadcasting.

## Programming

KAOR Radio allows students to broadcast shows of their choosing including music, talk, and sports. The KAOR Sports Department also provides live broadcasts of every USD home football, volleyball and basketball game.

## See also

- [Campus radio](/source/Campus_radio)

- [List of college radio stations in the United States](/source/List_of_college_radio_stations_in_the_United_States)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FCC-LMS-66605_1-0)** ["Facility Technical Data for KAOR"](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityTechDetails.html?facilityId=66605). *Licensing and Management System*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-igc5_2-0)** Yale Daily News Staff (2004). [*The Insider's Guide to the Colleges, 2005: 31st Edition*](https://books.google.com/books?id=HiS0BrWXz9QC). Macmillan. p. 848. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-312-32384-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-312-32384-4).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Neuharth Award to Celebrate 25th Anniversary of USA TODAY"](http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,177702.shtml). *The Earth Times*. September 13, 2007.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-arb1_4-0)** ["Station Information Profile"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100301134627/http://www.arbitron.com/). *Arbitron*. Archived from [the original](http://www.arbitron.com/) on March 1, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-fccp_5-0)** ["Application Search Details (BPED-19840131AA)"](https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=65938). *FCC Media Bureau*. May 24, 1985.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-fcc1_6-0)** ["Call Sign History"](https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=66605&Callsign=KAOR). *FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-flic_7-0)** ["Application Search Details (BLED-19860414KK)"](https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=87350). *FCC Media Bureau*. November 9, 1987.

## External links

- [KAOR 91.1 FM official website](http://www.kaorradio.com)

- [Facility details for Facility ID 66605 (KAOR)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=66605) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [KAOR](https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU26&band=fm&callLetter=KAOR) in [Nielsen Audio](/source/Nielsen_Audio)'s FM station database

v t e The University of South Dakota Academics School of Law Sanford School of Medicine Athletics Programs South Dakota Coyotes Football Men's basketball Women's basketball Rivalries South Dakota State North Dakota (Sitting Bull Trophy) Campus Belbas Center DakotaDome Inman House National Music Museum Old Main Sanford Coyote Sports Center W. H. Over Museum Media KAOR South Dakota Review Vermillion Literary Project Magazine Related List of people (School of Law)

v t e Radio stations in the Yankton–Vermillion, South Dakota area By AM frequency 570 1450 1570 By FM frequency 89.7 91.1 93.1 94.3 104.1 106.3 Translators 91.9 96.9 99.9 NOAA Weather Radio frequency 162.500 Digital radio by frequency & subchannel 104.1-1 104.1-2 By call sign K220FV K245DA K260BO KAOR KDAM KKYA KUSD KVHT KVTK KXI21 KYNT WNAX WNAX-FM HD2 Defunct KUSD (690 AM) Nearby regions Fort Dodge Huron–Mitchell Northeast Nebraska Omaha–Council Bluffs Sioux City Sioux Falls Southwest Minnesota See also List of radio stations in South Dakota

v t e South Dakota college radio stations KAOR (University of South Dakota) KAUR (Augustana College) KBHU-FM (Black Hills State University) KSDJ (South Dakota State University) KTEQ-FM (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology) 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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