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.
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]
^"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.
