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Three New Radio Stations Boost Sioux Falls Total To 8 sRi Sioux Falls, long the communications center of South Dakota, has strengthened its hold on that title with the addition of three new radio stations. The three stations are: KXRB, which went on the air Feb. 26. which went on the air March 28. KCHF-FM, to go on the air about May i.

The three new stations boost the number of Sioux Falls radio stations to eight. Five are standard broadcast or AM (amplitude modulation) stations 3.VtV kota bureau of The Associated Press is located in the Argus-Leader building. The Argus-Leader publishes four editions daily, plus a Sunday edition. The Sunday paper carries Saturday night area and national sports events, in addition to the full range of late-breaking local, national and international news. Newest thing on the Sioux Falls television scene is live local color transmission, instituted during the past 12 months by KELO-TV and KSOO-TV.

Both stations had carried network programs in color for some time. Operating from its studios in downtown Sioux Falls, KELO-TV is base station for the three-station KELO television operation which includes satellite stations KDLO-TV, Garden City, and KPLO-TV, Reliance. CBS network programs are carried. KSOO-TV is the area's outlet for the programs of the NBC Television Network. One of the station's local programs is "Party which has been acclaimed as one of tele WOODLAWN SINCE' 1905 HARV HENDRICKSON, resident manager of Northwestern College Radio KNWC, is shown at the station's new facility, FM stereo.

Dedication of the 10,000 watts of FM stereo at 96.5 on the FM band took place March 30. The station has been operating on the AM dial for eight years. (Photos by Jim Collins) WOODLAWN was founded and is maintained as a non-profit activity in perpetual publiq, service. It is truly a traditional cemetery, carrying on the tradition of family memorials and tributes of devotion which make each lot a place of pride and honor. OFFICERS BOARD MEMBERS: Frank.

Boyce President Wendel Fritzel Vice Pres. Curtiss Kuehn Treasurer Verne H. Jennings Ass't Treas. Bert Veenker Board Member H. W.

Stellner Secretary vision's outstanding programs' devoted to public service infor-j mation. KELO radio, pioneer station 1 I 18 -1 mm. 4 of the KELO-LAND operation, offers a combination of music, news, sports, farm and public affairs programming. KELO-FM presents 19 hours -of music each day, ranging from classical and semi-classical selections to memorable music and the great tunes from Broadway. KSOO radio, the first station to be established in Sioux Falls and one of the pioneers in the upper midwest, is also the only station in South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming and Montana licensed to operate full time on a national clear channel (1140 kilocycles).

Radio station KISD is owned! yLh 111 WOODLAWN CEMETERY ASSOCIATION MEMBER AMERICAN CEMETERY ASSOCIATION 2001 So. Cliff Avenue Sioux -Falls, S.D. THE CEMETERY WITH ADEQUATE PERPETUAL CARE FUND and operated by the Starr Broadcasting Corporation, Omaha, Neb. It specializes in musical programs directed primar ily to the youth of the area. ana inree, im (frequency modulation) stations.

Other communication media include the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader, South Dakota's largest newspaper; KSOO-TV and radio; KELO-TV and radio (AM and FM), and radio stations KISD and KNWC. Sioux Falls also has the central office of the Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. and a number of amateur radio operators. KXRB, which is owned by John L. Breece, programs "country western" music exclusively.

Its studios and three towers are located in Lincoln County, 12 miles southeast of Sioux Falls. Its primary broadcasting strength is in the area including Sioux Falls, Brookings, Watertown and Huron. KXItB is a directional station. Northwestern College Radio of Minneapolis has operated KNWC for eight years as a noncommercial station, broadcasting a sacred music and devotional format. Its FM and AM stations broadcast programs simultaneously in the early morning and late afternoon, with the FM station programming primarily classical and light classical music from 9 a.m.

to 4 p.m. KCHF-FM is owned by the Sioux Empire Broadcasting Company. Eider C. Stangland, one of the principal stockholders, said the firm's application for an AM station is pending with the FCC. He expects the FM station, which will broadcast in the Sioux Falls area, to go on the air about May 1 if weather permits construction to proceed normally.

The station has its studios at 104 E. 8th St. Its transmitter is located a mile west of the Sioux Empire Fairgrounds. The Argus-Leader, a member of Speidel Newspapers saturates a 10-county area adjacent to Sioux Falls and has heavy circulation in parts of Iowa and Minnesota beyond that area. The Argus-Leader has circulation in most South Dakota counties beyond the trade area.

William, It. Leopard "is the publisher. The newspaper has a complete news staff, relies on SO correspondents for area news and is a member of The As-sociated Press; The South Da- Reagan Say Expel Troublemakers PHOENIX, Ariz. (AP) Gov. Ronald Reagan of California says disorder on the nation's campuses is caused by "a ring, or network" of troublemakers.

"This is a plan. These people have a missionary cause," Reagan said. He said his solution for the problem is "separate the troublemakers from the campus. Expel them." A NEW FM stereo radio station, KCHF is nearing completion and will be broadcasting within the next few weeks. E.

C. "Red" Stangland, principal owner, is shown in the station located at 104 E. 8th St. Stangland, a lifelong resident of South Dakota, is a veteran of 28 years in broadcasting. KCHF-FM stereo will be at 93.5 on the FM band.

1 1 Sioux Falls Argus-Leader SECTION April 8, 1969 For mail delivery, April 9, 1969 7 WW ODD HARDWARE focarcf sfreafer lllllsI lllllll Wmmmm imounem A NEW HOME COUNTRY WESTERN music is featured on the new radio station KXRB, which began broadcasting from Sioux Falls Feb. 26. The 10,000 watt station is a member of the Associated Press. Jack Breece, owner and operator, is shown at the turntable. He has been in the radio business about 20 years.

to and from the state as well! as many instate calls handled some 16,377,278 messages in ROY NYBERG 1M2 Started at Act Hardware at stock boy at Inttrnatlon. al Falli. Minntiota. 147 Minneapelli lull-ntu College Butl-nan administration graduate. l4t Office Manager for Roy H.

tlerk-man HI Fashion ladlet apparel, Mln. neapolli, Minnesota. mi Assistant Manager lor 7 years at Ace Hardware In Hlbolng, Minnesota. ItSI eleven years as owner and general manaqer of Ace Hardware In Sioux Falls. 1 1 -Story Telephone Building Will Change City's Skyline 1968, compared with 10,399,670 in 1963 and 7,117,499 in 1958.

The Sioux Falls expansion is part of a record $17,100,000 con for Ace Hardware in 1969 (WATCH FOR CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN SOON AT 41st MINNESOTA AVE.) 55 YEARS OF RETAILING AND HARDWARE EXPERIENCE will continue to bring modern facilities and merchandising ideas to a "MUSHROOMING" SIOUX FALLS Ace Hardware Corporation, Chicago, is the buying organization for 1200 Ace stores in the continental U.S., Hawaii and Bermuda. Since 1924 Ace Hardware, Chicago has been the leader in introducing lower retail prices (the Nation's first discount operation) in the hardware industry to the consumer as well as pioneering modern merchandising group buying concepts. With merely 1200 stores Ace is number two in the nation in total hardware volume. Ace Hardware in Sioux Falls has enjoyed growth to place them in the upper 15 of all the nations Ace Hardware Stores. Until this year the struction program planned by "To be ready for service facilities in the early 1970s," De Northwestern Bell in South Dakota this year.

Deveieaux said A city's progressiveness is measured by the accomplishment of the businesses within it. mat the total outlay for con struction by the company in South Dakota during the period vereaux explained, "we have to begin expanding now. Heavy demand for local and long distance services over the years has required frequent additions in the central office. New equip Over the years, Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. has been from 1965 to 1969 will exceed1 $65 million.

a key factor in Sioux Falls' sus tained expansion and better ment. The recent announcement that the company is to erect its mm i ment to be installed this year and costing over $1 million will take up the little space remaining in the last addition." The new building will provide an 11-story equipment and office building emphasizes once more the part that Nortnwest-ern Bell plays in the city's well being. about 165,000 square feet of 9 it This towering structure, to floor space. The top six floors will house personnel and the be adjacent to and integrated lower floors, equipment. A new with the present telephone buildins on the west side of I microwave antenna structure will be erected on the roof.

Old and new buildings will Dakota Avenue between 9th and appear as one after the new structure is erected- at- the Teller Favors Opening Files On Secret Data TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Dr. Edward Teller, a scientific leader in America's development of the H-bomb, says this country should make public its secret files on nuclear technology to help forward peaceful uses of atomic energy. Teller, a University of California physics professor, said that the Soviet Union and Red China "probably already have all of our information anyway." In a speech at a University of Arizona symposium on peaceful uses of nuclear explosives, Teller declared: "We cannot know the dangers or the difficulties of huge earth moving projects such as harbors and canals until we have exploded larger nuclear blasts." 10th streets, will meet the more immediate need for equipment space and will take care of long-range requirements for offices and the communications improvements already on the locally owned Ace Hardware has been solely owned by Roy Nyberg. Ernie Kaiser, an eleven year loyal employee, will now become a corporate stock holder to tie together financially fifty-five years of retailing and hardware experience.

It is managements intention to train other employees to become managers and establish new stores for them. Our concept of hardware stores will be built around "problem solving." If we can't solve your problem our aim will be to direct you to someone who can. north end of the present instal lation. This will be accom plished by refacing and modernizing the old building to drawing board. match the exterior of the new.

A invite you to 1 11 Shop Daily and 1 1 Save On 1 "HELP US 1 MOVE" 1.1 Stock Reduction 1 SPECIALS IN Ail 1 DEPARTMENTS 1 especially houseware. 1 ond I The present structure is four R. A. Devereaux, vice president and general manager of the Bell company's South Dakota operations, set the cost of stories high. ERNIE KAISER T41 Started In grocery store in Yankton, S.

O. l4e Salesman at Gambles In Sioux Falls, S. D. IMS Assistant Manager at Gambles In Yankton, S. D.

ItM Manager of Oam-ble in Wagner, S.D. 1SI legan working for Ac Hardware) in Sioux Falls, S.D. the new building when compiet ed at approximately $4,700,000. Henry Carlson Co. was awarded the general contract, Robert Gibb son, Fargo, N.D., won the mechanical contract, Tessier Sheet al Works, Inc.

the ventilating and An additional $7,000,000 will be spent during the next three to five years for equipment. sheet metal contract and Elec trie Construction Co. the elec trical contract. Devereaux illustrated the Devereaux said that the new building, to be completed in the fall of 1971, will house practically all of the company's Sioux Falls operations and its BOO-plus employes. Employes in three leased buildings on the rv as i- need for a new building by re iirnrrrTfct-s! counting the growing use of company services.

In 10 years Westmar Meeting Planned LE MARS, Iowa High school juniors and seniors and their parents are invited to be guests of Westmar College at 7 p.m. April 15 for Prospective Student Night. The meeting to introduce prospective students (toy Nyberg and gmploytcs MANY THANKS. to our loyal customers from Sioux Foils and the Sioux Empire. Without you our growth and new progrest would not be possible.

east side of Dakota Avenue he said', the number of telephones in the Sioux Falls exchange has increased from will be moved to the new slruc 760 to 48,294. The local long dis ture. Only construction and maintenance personnel will be outside the communications tance center, which switches to Westmar will be held in the majority of interstate calls Kime Hall of Science. complex..