# KOUT

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Radio station in Rapid City, South Dakota

KOUT Rapid City, South Dakota United States Frequency 98.7 MHz Branding The Black Hills Favorite Country Programming Format Country Ownership Owner HomeSlice Media Group, LLC Sister stations KBHB, KFXS, KKLS, KKMK, KRCS Technical information[1] Licensing authority FCC Facility ID 14642 Class C1 ERP 100,000 watts HAAT 141 meters (463 feet) Transmitter coordinates 44°04′13″N 103°15′01″W / 44.07028°N 103.25028°W / 44.07028; -103.25028 Links Public license information Public file LMS Webcast [1] Website http://www.katradio.com/

**KOUT** (98.7 [FM](/source/FM_broadcasting), "Kat Country 98.7") is a [radio station](/source/Radio_station) [licensed](/source/City_of_license) to serve [Rapid City, South Dakota](/source/Rapid_City%2C_South_Dakota). The station is owned by [HomeSlice Media Group, LLC](/source/HomeSlice_Media_Group%2C_LLC). It airs a [country music](/source/Country_music) format.[2]

The station was assigned the KOUT call letters by the [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) on November 29, [1991](/source/1991_in_radio).[3]

Notable on-air personalities include "The Roadhouse" with Amy, Brandon Jones, Dean Taylor, and the "2nd Shift" with Mark Houston, Dean Taylor, Leslie Lane, and Stitch. Syndicated show [The Big Time with Whitney Allen](http://thebigtimeonline.com/) on evenings.

## Ownership

In May 1999, Triad Broadcasting reached a deal to acquire this station from brothers Jim and Tom Ingstad as part of a twelve-station deal valued at a reported $37.8 million.[4]

In July 2006, [Schurz Communications](/source/Schurz_Communications) reached an agreement to buy this station from Triad Broadcasting Co. as part of a six-station deal valued at a reported $19 million.[5] Schurz Communications created the Black Hills broadcast division, New Rushmore Radio, now known as Rushmore Media Company, Inc.

Schurz Communications announced on September 14, 2015 that it would exit broadcasting and sell its television and radio stations, including KOUT, to [Gray Television](/source/Gray_Television) for $442.5 million.[6][7] Though Gray initially intended to keep Schurz' radio stations, on November 2, it announced that [HomeSlice Media Group, LLC](/source/HomeSlice_Media_Group%2C_LLC) would acquire KOUT and the other Rushmore Media Company radio stations for $2.2 million; the deal reunites the stations with [KBHB](/source/KBHB) and [KKLS](/source/KKLS_(AM)), which HomeSlice acquired from Schurz in 2014 following its purchase of [KOTA-TV](/source/KHME).[8][9][10][11] The sale to HomeSlice Media was consummated on February 15, 2016 at a price of $2.5 million.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FCC-LMS-14642_1-0)** ["Facility Technical Data for KOUT"](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityTechDetails.html?facilityId=14642). *Licensing and Management System*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-arb1_2-0)** ["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-fcc1_3-0)** ["Call Sign History"](https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=14642&Callsign=KOUT). *FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Holmes, Alisa (May 24, 1999). ["Changing Hands"](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1999/BC-1999-05-24.pdf) (PDF). *Broadcasting & Cable*. p. 83 (89).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Deals"](http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6355395.html). *Broadcasting & Cable*. July 24, 2006.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sbt-saletogray_6-0)** ["Schurz Communications to sell WSBT and other TV, radio stations"](http://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/schurz-communications-to-sell-wsbt-and-other-tv-radio-stations/article_e95251d6-5b1d-11e5-b80b-ef330f571e57.html). *[South Bend Tribune](/source/South_Bend_Tribune)*. September 14, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-b&c-saletogray_7-0)** Kuperberg, Jonathan (September 14, 2015). ["Gray Acquiring TV, Radio Stations from Schurz for $442.5 Million"](http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/local-tv/gray-acquiring-tv-radio-stations-schurz-4425-million/144190). *[Broadcasting & Cable](/source/Broadcasting_%26_Cable)*. Retrieved September 14, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-tvnc-saletohomeslice_8-0)** ["Gray Sells Radio Stations From Schurz Deal"](http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/89665/gray-sells-radio-stations-from-schurz-deal). *TVNewsCheck*. November 2, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ri-saletohomeslice_9-0)** Venta, Lance (November 2, 2015). ["Gray Television Divests Schurz Clusters To Three Buyers"](https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/95090/gray-television-divests-schurz-clusters-in-lafayette-south-bend/). *RadioInsight*. Retrieved November 2, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-mctt-saletohomeslice_10-0)** ["HomeSlice Group purchases four Rapid City radio stations"](https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/communities/sturgis/homeslice-group-purchases-four-rapid-city-radio-stations/article_69c9cd7e-9b15-50bc-8ffe-b4cd58e236bf.html). *Meade County Times-Tribune*. November 2, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["HomeSlice Media Group purchases four Rapid City radio stations"](https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/homeslice-media-group-purchases-four-rapid-city-radio-stations/article_c0be239d-448c-5c75-ba12-b94d753d1e02.html). *Rapid City Journal*. Retrieved November 5, 2015.

## External links

- [KOUT official website](http://www.katradio.com/)

- [Facility details for Facility ID 14642 (KOUT)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=14642) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [KOUT](https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP26&band=fm&callLetter=KOUT) in [Nielsen Audio](/source/Nielsen_Audio)'s FM station database

v t e The HomeSlice Group KBHB KFXS KKLS KKMK KOUT KRCS HomeSlice Concerts Loud American Roadhouse Rapid Digital Solutions

v t e Radio stations in Rapid City, South Dakota and the Black Hills area By AM frequency 580 810 920 980 1150 1340 1380 1450 1490 By FM frequency 88.3 89.3 89.9 90.1 90.3 90.9 91.3 92.3 93.1 93.9 95.1 95.9 96.3 97.1 97.9 98.7 99.5 100.3 101.1 101.9 102.7 104.1 106.3 107.1 107.9 Translators 88.7 92.5 96.3 97.5 98.3 100.7 102.3 103.9 104.7 105.7 106.7 By call sign K204FB K223BT K242BK K248BT K252DN K264CP K272CS K280AJ K284BA K289AI K294BT KASD KBFS KBHB KBHE-FM KDDX KDSJ KFCR KFMH KFXS KILI KIMM KIQK KKLS KKMK KLMP KOTA KOUT KPSD-FM KJRC KQRQ KRCS KRKI KSLT KSQY KTEQ-FM KTOQ KVPC KWRC KXMZ KXZT KZMX KZMX-FM KZLK KZZI Defunct KAWK (105.1 FM) KXZS (107.5 FM) WCAT (1230 AM) Nearby regions Casper Gillette Pierre 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 KKLS - Rapid City KKQQ – Brookings KKYA – Yankton KLXS-FM – Pierre KMIT – Mitchell KMLO – Mobridge KMOM – Roscoe KMZM – Madison 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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