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{{Infobox radio station
| name             = KRCS
| logo             = KRCS logo.png
| logo_size        = 150px
| city             = [[Sturgis, South Dakota]]
| area             = [[Rapid City, South Dakota]]
| branding         = ''Hot 93.1''
| frequency        = 93.1 [[Megahertz|MHz]]
| translator       = {{ubl|{{Radio Relay|97.5|K248BT|[[Rapid City, South Dakota|Rapid City]]}}|{{Radio Relay|98.3|K252DN|[[Spearfish, South Dakota|Spearfish]]}}|{{Radio Relay|103.9|K280AJ|[[Hill City, South Dakota|Hill City]]}}|}}
| airdate          = 1990
| format           = [[Contemporary hit radio|Top 40 (CHR)]]
| erp              = 97,800 [[watt]]s
| haat             = 323 meters
| class            = C1
| facility_id      = 9668
| callsign_meaning    = K [[Rapid City, South Dakota|<u>Rapid City</u>]]-[[Sturgis, South Dakota|<u>Sturgis</u>]]
| former_callsigns =
| owner            = [[The HomeSlice Group|HomeSlice Media Group, LLC]]
| licensee         =
| sister_stations  = [[KBHB]], [[KFXS]], [[KKLS (AM)|KKLS]], [[KKMK]], [[KOUT]]
| webcast          = [http://www.hot931.com/live/audio_stream/ Listen Live]
| website          = [http://www.hot931.com/ hot931.com]
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
'''KRCS''' (93.1 [[FM broadcasting|FM]], "Hot 93.1") is a [[radio station]] that airs a [[Contemporary hit radio|Top 40 (CHR)]] format in the [[Rapid City, South Dakota|Rapid City]] and the Black Hills area. The station is owned by [[The HomeSlice Group|HomeSlice Media Group, LLC]], and is licensed to [[Sturgis, South Dakota]].
==Ownership==
In May 1999, Triad Broadcasting reached a deal to acquire this station from Brothers Jim and Tom Instad as part of a twelve-station deal valued at a reported $37.8 million.<ref>{{cite news |work=Broadcasting & Cable |title=Changing Hands |date=1999-05-24 |first=Alisa |last=Holmes |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-54720418.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019150135/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-54720418.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-10-19}}</ref>
In July 2006, [[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.<ref>{{cite news |work=Broadcasting & Cable |title=Deals |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6355395.html |date=2006-07-24}}</ref> Schurz Communications created the Black Hills broadcast division, New Rushmore Radio, now known as [[Rushmore Media Company]].
Schurz Communications announced on September 14, 2015 that it would exit broadcasting and sell its television and radio stations, including KRCS, to [[Gray Television]] for $442.5 million.<ref name=sbt-saletogray>{{cite news|title=Schurz Communications to sell WSBT and other TV, radio stations|url=http://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/schurz-communications-to-sell-wsbt-and-other-tv-radio-stations/article_e95251d6-5b1d-11e5-b80b-ef330f571e57.html|accessdate=September 14, 2015|work=[[South Bend Tribune]]|date=September 14, 2015}}</ref><ref name=b&c-saletogray>{{cite news|last1=Kuperberg|first1=Jonathan|title=Gray Acquiring TV, Radio Stations from Schurz for $442.5 Million|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/local-tv/gray-acquiring-tv-radio-stations-schurz-4425-million/144190|accessdate=September 14, 2015|work=[[Broadcasting & Cable]]|date=September 14, 2015}}</ref> Though Gray initially intended to keep Schurz' radio stations, on November 2, it announced that [[The HomeSlice Group|HomeSlice Media Group, LLC]] would acquire KRCS and the other Rushmore Media Company radio stations for $2.2 million; the deal reunites the stations with [[KBHB]] and [[KKLS (AM)|KKLS]], which HomeSlice acquired from Schurz in 2014 following its purchase of [[KHME|KOTA-TV]].<ref name=tvnc-saletohomeslice>{{cite news|title=Gray Sells Radio Stations From Schurz Deal|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/89665/gray-sells-radio-stations-from-schurz-deal|accessdate=November 2, 2015|work=TVNewsCheck|date=November 2, 2015}}</ref><ref name=ri-saletohomeslice>{{cite news|last1=Venta|first1=Lance|title=Gray Television Divests Schurz Clusters To Three Buyers|url=https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/95090/gray-television-divests-schurz-clusters-in-lafayette-south-bend/|accessdate=November 2, 2015|work=RadioInsight|date=November 2, 2015}}</ref><ref name=mctt-saletohomeslice>{{cite news|title=HomeSlice Group purchases four Rapid City radio stations|url=http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/communities/sturgis/homeslice-group-purchases-four-rapid-city-radio-stations/article_69c9cd7e-9b15-50bc-8ffe-b4cd58e236bf.html|accessdate=November 2, 2015|work=Meade County Times-Tribune|date=November 2, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = HomeSlice Media Group purchases four Rapid City radio stations|url = http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/homeslice-media-group-purchases-four-rapid-city-radio-stations/article_c0be239d-448c-5c75-ba12-b94d753d1e02.html|website = Rapid City Journal|accessdate = 2015-11-05}}</ref> The sale to HomeSlice Media was consummated on February 15, 2016 at a price of $2.5 million.
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.hot931.com Hot 93.1 KRCS official website]
*{{FM station data|9668|KRCS}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|85678|K248BT}}
*{{FXL|K248BT}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|9660|K252DN}}
*{{FXL|K252DN}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|9659|K280AJ}}
*{{FXL|K280AJ}}
{{The HomeSlice Group}}
{{Rapid City Radio}}
{{Contemporary Hit Radio Stations in South Dakota}}
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[[Category:Radio stations in Rapid City, South Dakota|RCS]]
[[Category:Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States]]
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