rist ▁and ▁two ▁Neb r aska ▁broad c aster s . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁invest ors ▁from ▁W inner , ▁South ▁Dak ota ▁and ▁the ▁Black ▁Hills , ▁head ed ▁by ▁Al ▁Clark ▁of ▁Rap id ▁City , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁radio ▁TV ▁person ality ▁there ▁for ▁the ▁previous ▁ten ▁years . ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁K W Y R ▁moved ▁its ▁stud ios ▁to ▁the ▁former ▁McC orm ick ▁Hard ware ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁station ' s ▁fifth ▁birth day . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁the ▁company ▁celebrated ▁its ▁t enth ▁anni versary ▁by ▁moving ▁its ▁transm itting ▁facilities ▁to ▁its ▁own ▁ ▁site , ▁three ▁miles ▁( 5   km ) ▁west ▁on ▁Highway ▁ 1 8 ▁in ▁W inner , ▁South ▁Dak ota . ▁The ▁new ▁building ▁there ▁included ▁an ▁emer gency ▁studio , ▁rest ▁room ▁facilities , ▁and ▁an ▁engine ▁room ▁with ▁a ▁stand by ▁generator ▁to ▁provide ▁operating ▁power ▁during ▁extended ▁power ▁out ages . ▁The ▁new ▁tower ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁ ▁t aller ▁than ▁the ▁previous . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁the ▁FM ▁station ▁was ▁launched , ▁transm itting ▁from ▁a ▁ 5 0 0 ▁w att ▁tower ▁on ▁Rock ▁Hill ▁south ▁of ▁W inner . ▁With ▁a ▁power ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁w att s , ▁and