KDSU

KDSU

Fargo, North Dakota
Frequency	91.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Prairie Public Radio
Programming
Format	Public; News, adult album alternative, Classical, Jazz HD2: Relay of KFJM Grand Forks
Affiliations	Prairie Public, NPR
Ownership
Owner	North Dakota State University
History
First air date	1966 (originally carrier current 1952-1964)
Call sign meaning	North Dakota State University
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	49213
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	302 meters (991 ft)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Stream
Website	prairiepublic.org

KDSU (91.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Fargo, North Dakota. The station is owned by North Dakota State University, but is operated by Prairie Public Radio. It airs NPR news and talk programming for most of the day, but simulcasts KFJM's Roots, Rock and Jazz programming from 9 am to 3 pm and from 8 pm to 4 am on weekdays. The rest of the main Prairie Public Radio network airs classical music during these times.

KDSU shares its coverage area with Moorhead, Minnesota-based Minnesota Public Radio outlets KCCD and KCCM, making Fargo/Moorhead one of the smallest markets with competing NPR member stations.

History

Main article: Prairie Public Radio

In 1952, students at the then-North Dakota Agricultural College signed on a very low-powered campus AM carrier current station. It adopted the fictional call letters "KDSC""; since the station didn't need a license, this was never officially assigned by the Federal Communications Commission. The station began using "KDSU" as an identifier sometime in the early 1960s, after the college became North Dakota State University. It went off the air in 1964 due to technical difficulties.

It returned in 1966 as a fully licensed FM station, now officially assigned the KDSU call letters. It originally tried to satisfy all tastes, airing jazz, blues, folk music, classical music, rock and opera. By 1981, however, it had evolved into a more traditional public radio station, airing news and jazz during the week and specialty programming on weekends.

External links

• Prairie Public radio website
• KDSU Schedule
• Facility details for Facility ID 49213 (KDSU) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KDSU in Nielsen Audio's FM station database