gdns greater dakota NEWS SERVICE 2007 annual report “The stories are timely STORY BREAKOUT NUMBER OF RADIO STORIES STATION AIRINGS* and we can always use Budget Policy & Priorities 11 840 the sound…I like the new Children’s Issues 12 856 GDNS format…You do a wonderful job with the Education 6 538 service and I appreciate Energy Policy 4 334 it…It expands coverage of Environment 7 508 stories and adds another Global Warming 5 252 voice to the newscast… Health Issues 28 2,926 Relevant/important/current Human Rights/Racial Justice 3 460 information that pertains Hunger/Food/Nutrition 1 86 to the region.” Livable Wages/Working Families 12 884 South Dakota Broadcasters Mental Health 2 128 Public Lands/Wilderness 3 192 Rural/Farming 12 1,012 Senior Issues 6 “Our work is carried on at 0 5 1010 1515 2020 2525 3030 426 the grassroots level and Smoking Prevention 7 522 many of our volunteer Women’s Issues 1 68 activists first experience Totals 120 10,032 working with the media when they deal with GDNS. They are always surprised at GDNS’s patience with them and the reporter’s willingness to help them get their stories out.” Jim Margadant Sierra Club Organizer SD Chapter Sierra Club In 2007, the Greater Dakota News Service produced 120 radio news stories, which aired more than 10,032 times on 82 radio stations in South Dakota and 576 nationwide. * Represents the minimum number of times stories were aired. SOUTH DAKOTA RADIO STATIONS 17 55 GDNS Market Share Information 26 1 2 28 345 29 30 22 Rapid City 18 19 27 60% 12 44 63 64 65 66 67 68 56 10 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 58 59 GDNS National and Regional pick up 576 Stations 11 31 32 13 14 39 57 6 36 37 38 33 34 15 16 8 7 40 41 42 43 20 45 23 24 35 25 46 47 48 21 49 50 51 52 53 54 9 69 70 60 61 71 72 62 City Map # Stations City Map # Stations City Map # Stations Aberdeen 1–5 KBFO-FM, KGIM-AM/FM Mobridge 26 KOLY-AM/FM (2) Sisseton 55 KBWS-FM (2), KKAA-AM/FM (2), Ortonville, MN 27 KDIO-AM Spearfi sh 56 KDDX-FM KSDN-AM/FM (2), KQAA-FM Osakis, MN 28 KCGN-FM Statewide 57 Waitt Farm Network Brookings 6–8 KBRK-AM/FM (2), Pierpont 29-30 KDSD-AM, KESD-FM Sturgis 58 KBHB-AM KJJQ-AM, KKQQ-FM Pierre 31–34 KCCR-AM, KGFX-AM/FM Sturgis 59 KRCS-FM (2), KLXS-FM, KPLO FM Canton 9 KYBB-FM Vermillion 60–62 KBHE-FM, KUSD-AM, Clear Lake 10 KDBX-AM Porcupine 35 KILI-FM KVTK-AM, Deadwood 11 KSQY-AM Rapid City 36–43 KFXS-FM, KIQK-AM, Watertown 63–68 KDLO-FM, KIXX-FM, KKMK-FM, KOTA-AM, KKSD-FM, KPHR-FM, Faith 12 KPSD-FM KOUT-FM, KQRQ-FM, KSDR-AM/FM (2), Huron 13–16 KIJV-AM, KOKK-AM, KTOQ-AM, KZLK-AM KWAT-AM KZKK-AM, KZNC-AM Redfi eld 44 KQKD-AM Yankton 69–72 KKYA-FM, KVHT-FM, Little Eagle 17 KLND-AM KYNT-AM, WNAX-AM Reliance 45 KTSD-FM Lowry 18–19 KMLO-AM, KQSD-FM Sioux Falls 46–54 KCSD-AM, KELO-AM/FM Madison 20 KJAM-AM/FM (2) (2), KIKN-FM, KKLS-FM, KMXC-FM, KRRO-FM, Martin 21 KZSD-FM KSOO-AM, KTWB-FM, Milbank 22 KMSD-AM KWSN-AM Mitchell 23–25 KMIT-FM, KORN-AM/FM (2), KUQL-FM Public News Service 888-891-9416 fax 208-247-1830 [email protected] Greater Dakota News Service 888-606-7494 fax 413-653-9554 [email protected].