KLMP

KLMP (88.3 FM) is a radio station in Rapid City, South Dakota, United States. It is owned by Northwestern Media, the radio ministry of University of Northwestern – St. Paul, and broadcasts its national Faith Radio service with Christian talk and teaching programming.

KLMP

Rapid City, South Dakota United States
Frequency	88.3 MHz
Programming
Format	Christian Talk
Network	Faith Radio
Ownership
Owner	Northwestern Media (University of Northwestern – St. Paul)
Sister stations	KSLT, KSLP, KSLS, KLBF
History
First air date	February 2005 (2005-02)
Former call signs	KLGH (1997–2005) KTPT (2005–2007)
Call sign meaning	"Lamp"; station was known as "The Light"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	88452
Class	C
ERP	63,000 watts
HAAT	522 meters
Transmitter coordinates	44°19′42″N 103°50′3″W
Repeater(s)	88.3 KLMP-FM1 (Rapid City)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	myfaithradio.com

88.3 in Rapid City began broadcasting in February 2005 as KTPT "The Point". The Christian contemporary hit radio outlet switched to 97.9 MHz in 2007, moving KLMP "The Light"—a Christian talk and teaching station with history dating to 1968—to 88.3 MHz. Bethesda Christian Broadcasting began its exit from broadcasting in 2021 by selling KLMP and KSLT to Northwestern Media.

History

See also: KVPC

In February 2005, 88.3 MHz in Rapid City was activated as KTPT "The Point". It was owned by Bethesda Christian Broadcasting and aired a Christian contemporary hit radio format^[2] On April 28, 2007, Bethesda switched KTPT to 97.9 MHz, moving Christian talk and teaching station KLMP "The Light" to the 88.3 frequency.^[3]

Bethesda began to exit broadcasting in 2021 when it announced the sale of KLMP and KSLT in Spearfish, as well as two high-power repeaters of KSLT, two boosters, and a translator, to Northwestern Media for $249,000.^[4] The purchase closed on January 31, 2022.^[5]

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for KLMP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "Forest Service to build new lab". Rapid City Journal. Rapid City, South Dakota. February 24, 2005. p. B1, B7. Retrieved July 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Ellis, Jon (April 3, 2007). "Broadcasting News". Northpine.
4. Ellis, Jon (October 29, 2021). "Bethesda Sells 2 of its 3 Rapid City Stations to Northwestern". Northpine.
5. Ellis, Jon. "Northwestern Closes Purchase of Two Rapid City Stations, Third to be Sold". Northpine. Retrieved February 3, 2022.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 740560 (KLMP) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KLMP in Nielsen Audio's FM station database