KUSB

KUSB (103.3 FM), known as "US 103.3", is a radio station located in Bismarck, North Dakota, owned by Townsquare Media that signed on September 25, 2006 with a country music format, directly competing with Clear Channel Communications' KQDY 94.5 and Radio Bismarck-Mandan's KKBO "105.9 The Big Rig".

Townsquare Media also owns KLXX 1270 (talk), KACL 98.7 (oldies) KBYZ 96.5 (classic rock), and KKCT 97.5 (Top 40 (CHR)) in the Bismarck-Mandan area. All the studios are at 4303 Memorial Highway in Mandan, along with the AM transmitter and tower. All the FM transmitters are at a site in Saint Anthony, North Dakota, on 57th Road.²³ The station's studios are co-located with its sister stations at 4303 Memorial Highway in Mandan.⁴⁵

The station signed on the air on September 25, 2006, with a Country music format, immediately branded as "US 103.3."⁶

The sign-on was specifically intended to compete directly with other Country stations in the Bismarck market, particularly iHeartMedia's KQDY 94.5 and later, Radio Bismarck-Mandan's KKBO 105.9 "The Big Rig."⁷

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1. "Facility Technical Data for KUSB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "Townsquare Media, LLC - About Us". Townsquare Media. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
3. Venta, Lance (February 12, 2015). "Townsquare Swaps Out North Dakota Calls". RadioInsight. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
4. "Contact Us - US 103.3". Townsquare Media. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
5. "Townsquare Media". Downtown Bismarck Business Directory. August 4, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
6. "KUSB - Facility Technical Data". Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Retrieved December 6, 2025.
7. "KUSB - US Country 103.3 FM Radio – Listen Live & Stream Online". Radio.net. Retrieved December 6, 2025.