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| Frequency | 90.1 MHz |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Lakota, English |
| Format | Community Radio |
| Affiliations | Native Voice One [1] |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Lakota Communications, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | 1983 |
Call sign meaning | "Cool" in the Lakota language |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 36443 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 155 m (509 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°10′48″N 102°19′25″W / 43.18000°N 102.32361°W |
| Translator(s) | 88.7 K204FB (Rapid City) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | 32 kbit/s (live) |
KILI (90.1 FM), licensed to Porcupine, South Dakota, is a non-profit radio station broadcasting to the Lakota people on the Pine Ridge, Cheyenne River, and Rosebud Indian Reservations, part of the Great Sioux Nation.[3][4]
Owned and operated by Lakota Communications, KILI serves 30,000 people on the three reservations, along with the large American Indian urban community in Rapid City, using a translator in the Mount Rushmore State's second-largest city.[3] It seeks to preserve Native American culture and instill pride in the peoples' unique heritage.
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K204FB | 88.7 MHz FM | Rapid City, South Dakota | 122161 | 34 | D | LMS |
- ^ Native Voice One affiliate list Archived 2013-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KILI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ a b David Melmer (2006-05-22). "KILI-FM radio off the air". Indian Country Today. Archived from the original on 2008-06-19. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ^ "KILI Radio – Pine Ridge Indian Reservation". Lakota Express. Retrieved 2008-04-01.