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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: KGFX, KWYR-FM, KQKD, KNWC, KABR, KAOR, KVAR, KPGN-LP, KBWS-FM, KKYA, KVHT, KKLS, KORN, KXLG, KOUT, KZZI, KFXS, KSQY, KOLY, KIJV, KMIT, KDXN, KMSD, KPLO-FM, KOKK, KJJQ, KDDX, KSOO, KLND, KJAM, KRSD, KDBX, KIQK, KOLY-FM, KVTK, KDLO-FM, KKSD, KELO-FM, KKQQ, KZKK, KSQB-FM, KBHB, KSOO-FM, KLXS-FM, KZOY, KJAM-FM, KBHE-FM, KTOQ, KMLO, KYNT, KSDR, KDSJ, KBRK, KJBI, KQRN, KOTA, KAWK, KGFX-FM, KUQL, KZMX-FM, KSLT, KKMK, KSDJ, KDEZ, KBHU-FM, KBFS, KJBB, KJRV, KLMP, KBRK-FM, KWAT, KJKT, KRCS, KIMM, KIKN-FM, KIXX, KCCR, KBJM, KQFR, KXRB, KFND-LP, WNAX-FM, KWSN, KXQL, KWRC, KCFS, KABD, KMOM, KKLS-FM, KFCR, KXI21, KMXC, KYBB, KZLK, KRRO, KTWB, KXMZ, KSDR-FM, KQRQ, KTPT, KUSD. Excerpt: KGFX (1060 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Pierre, South Dakota, USA, the station serves the Pierre area. The station is currently owned by James River Broadcasting. All four Pierre James River Broadcasting stations share studios at 214 West Pleasant Drive, in Pierre. The radio station that eventually became KGFX began with Dana McNeil, a railroad man who lived in Pierre. He began experimenting with amateur radio in the first decade of the twentieth century. At that time, "amateur radio" consisted of using spark gap equipment, which was capable of morse code transmissions but not voice. McNeil applied to the US Department of Commerce for permission to transmit, requesting a Class 5 Special Amateur License. On 13 August 1912 that license was granted and the operation was assigned the call sign 9ZP. It was authorized for spark-gap transmissions only. A General Amateur Radio License was next applied for, and this was granted on 1 June 1916, using the call sign 9CLS. This class of license allowed voice transmissions, so occasional voice transmissions were made after that date. The station equipment was located in M...
