▁Dak ota ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁Brook ings ▁signed ▁on ▁K ES D - FM . ▁The ▁three ▁stations ▁merged ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁as ▁South ▁Dak ota ▁Public ▁Radio . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁K US D - TV ▁signed ▁on ▁the ▁air ▁as ▁the ▁state ' s ▁first ▁educational ▁television ▁station . ▁Seven ▁more ▁stations ▁signed ▁on ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁extending ▁its ▁reach ▁to ▁parts ▁of ▁Minnesota ▁and ▁Iowa . ▁ ▁South ▁Dak ota ▁Public ▁Radio ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁State ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁for ▁Edu c ational ▁Television , ▁which ▁operated ▁the ▁television ▁network , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁form ▁South ▁Dak ota ▁Public ▁Broadcast ing ▁under ▁the ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Information ▁and ▁Tele communic ation . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁five ▁other ▁stations ▁joined ▁the ▁radio ▁network . ▁One ▁of ▁them ▁was ▁K C SD , ▁which ▁signed ▁on ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁partners hip ▁between ▁Si oux ▁F alls ▁College ▁( now ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Si oux ▁F alls ) ▁and ▁the ▁E TV ▁Board ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁network ' s ▁reception ▁in ▁South ▁Dak ota ' s ▁largest ▁city . ▁Until ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁K C SD ' s ▁license ▁was ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Si oux ▁F alls ▁and ▁operated