KPLO-FM

KPLO-FM (94.5 MHz) is a radio station licensed to serve Reliance, South Dakota. The station is owned by James River Broadcasting, branded as DRG Media Group. It airs a country music format.^[2] All four Pierre DRG Media Group (James River Broadcasting) stations share studios on West Pleasant Drive in Pierre.

KPLO-FM

Reliance, South Dakota United States
Broadcast area	Pierre, South Dakota
Frequency	94.5 MHz
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	Minnesota Vikings
Ownership
Owner	Ingstad Family Media (James River Broadcasting Company)
Sister stations	KGFX KGFX-FM KJBI KMLO KOLY KOLY-FM
History
First air date	February 20, 1985 (1985-02-20)
Call sign meaning	Pierre's KELO (from former sister station KPLO-TV)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	40635
Class	C0
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	301 meters (988 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	43°54′27″N 99°41′47.4″W
Translator	100.5 K263AW (Pierre)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.drgnews.com/kplo/

The station was first assigned the call letters KPLO-FM by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on February 20, 1985. The call letters themselves are historically significant, being tied to the former television sister station KPLO-TV. This former sister station served the South Dakota capital area and was a semi-satellite of KELO-TV in Sioux Falls.^[3][4]

KPLOn January 22, 2010, the KPLO-FM tower, which it shared with the former KPLO-TV, collapsed during a severe ice storm. Following the incident, the station was off the air for a time, which left the Pierre area without a signal. However, by February 8, 2010, KPLO-FM was back on the air in the Pierre and Fort Pierre area, operating via an FM translator at 100.5 MHz. The tower was ultimately rebuilt.^[5] The station also utilizes a secondary translator on 100.5 MHz (K263AW) in Pierre to assist in coverage.