KVAR (FM)

KVAR

City	Pine Ridge, South Dakota
Branding	Alley Cat 93
Frequency	93.7 MHz
First air date	2008
Format	Classic rock
ERP	12,000 watts
HAAT	146 meters (479 ft)
Class	C3
Facility ID	164093
Transmitter coordinates	42°49′47″N 102°39′8″W / 42.82972°N 102.65222°WCoordinates: 42°49′47″N 102°39′8″W / 42.82972°N 102.65222°W
Owner	Alleycat Communications

KVAR (93.7 FM, "Alley Cat 93") is a non-commercial educational radio station broadcasting a classic rock music format.^[1] Licensed to serve the community of Pine Ridge, South Dakota, USA, the station is currently owned by Alleycat Communications.^[2]

History

The Federal Communications Commission issued a construction permit for the station on August 4, 2005.^[3] The station was assigned the KVAR call sign on August 29, 2005,^[4] and received its license to cover on September 23, 2008.^[5]

Attesting that it had aired no paid commercials since it was licensed and that it had arranged a partnership with a local college, KVAR applied in November 2008 to become a non-commercial educational station.^[6] The FCC granted this request on December 18, 2008.^[6]

References

1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
2. "KVAR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
3. "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
4. "Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
5. "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
6. "Application Search Details (BMLED-20081120ACF)". FCC Media Bureau. December 16, 2008.

External links

• Query the FCC's FM station database for KVAR
• Radio-Locator information on KVAR
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KVAR