KINI

KINI
Broadcast area
Rosebud Indian Reservation
St. Francis, South Dakota
Frequency96.1 MHz
Branding"Hits 96"
Programming
FormatContemporary Hit Radio
AffiliationsAP Radio
Ownership
OwnerRosebud Sioux Tribe
KOYA
History
First air date
January 26, 1978
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
66334
ClassC1
ERP90,000 watts
HAAT152.0 meters (498.7 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
43°7′50″N 100°54′2″W / 43.13056°N 100.90056°W / 43.13056; -100.90056
Links
Public license information
Webcasthttp://listen.streamon.fm/kini
WebsiteOfficial website

KINI (96.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a CHR music format. Licensed to Crookston, Nebraska, United States, the station is currently owned by Rosebud Sioux Tribe and features programming from AP Radio and Premiere Networks.

KINI first signed on the air on January 26, 1978. It was founded and operated by the St. Francis Mission.

In 2017, KINI was sold by St. Francis Mission to the Rosebud Sioux Tribe for $1.00. The sale included the station’s building, 40 acres of land, and all broadcasting equipment. Following the transfer, the operations of the Tribe's existing non-commercial station, KOYA (88.1 FM), were moved into the KINI facility.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KINI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved September 4, 2009.
  3. ↑ "KINI Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 4, 2009.
  4. ↑ "96.1 FM, Crookston - Nebraska". Nebraska Broadacsters Association.
  5. ↑ Waln, Vi (November 9, 2017). "KINI Radio Station is now KOYA". Lakota Times. Retrieved January 9, 2026.