▁by ▁the ▁state ▁network ▁under ▁a ▁management ▁agreement . ▁The ▁network ▁bought ▁K C SD ▁out right ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁a ▁Che v ro let ▁Sub urban ▁was ▁taken ▁on ▁a ▁joy ride ▁through ▁the ▁Verm ill ion ▁G olf ▁Cour se , ▁where ▁K US D - AM ' s ▁to wers ▁were ▁located . ▁The ▁Sub urban ▁crash ed ▁into ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁AM ▁station ' s ▁to wers ▁and ▁knock ed ▁it ▁down . ▁The ▁ins urance ▁settlement ▁was ▁not ▁large ▁enough ▁to ▁restore ▁full ▁operations , ▁and ▁K US D - AM ▁went ▁off ▁the ▁air ▁for ▁good ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁K US D - TV ' s ▁signal ▁had ▁long ▁been ▁spot ty ▁in ▁parts ▁of ▁Si oux ▁F alls , ▁even ▁though ▁the ▁channel ▁ 2 ▁analog ▁signal ▁tra ve led ▁a ▁very ▁long ▁distance ▁under ▁normal ▁conditions . ▁Some ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁didn ' t ▁get ▁a ▁clear ▁signal ▁from ▁K US D - TV ▁until ▁cable ▁gained ▁more ▁pen etr ation ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁To ▁solve ▁this ▁problem , ▁K C SD - TV ▁signed ▁on ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁significantly ▁impro ving ▁coverage ▁in ▁the ▁state ' s ▁largest ▁city . ▁It ▁was ▁likely ▁that ▁K C SD - TV ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁necessary ▁in ▁any ▁event ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁digital ▁transition , ▁since ▁F CC ▁rules