Sioux Falls College had considered opening a radio station as early as 1962 and opted to include it in the construction of the Reuben P. Jeschke Fine Arts Center.
[16] Badlands had already agreed to buy KZOY (1520 AM) and announced its intention to relaunch the station as the "Guns, Gold & Rock 'n' Roll Radio Network" in November.
[22] Brennan's plans to operate KBAD-FM in conjunction with the pawn shop soon hit a series of major snags, beginning when South Dakota voters banned payday lending in a ballot referendum in November 2016.
During this time, KBAD continued broadcasting, and the Dollar Loan Centers reopened in July 2017 with hopes that their business model would be considered legal by the state.
That September, the South Dakota Division of Banking revoked the licenses of Brennan's Dollar Loan Center, forcing it to cease operations in the state.
On September 23, Brennan shut down his remaining South Dakota business ventures, including KBAD-FM, which was taken silent and immediately went on the market for $945,000.
[21][23] Effective June 21, 2018, Badlands Airtime, LLC, sold the KBAD-FM license and transmitter facility, but not the studios, to Real Presence Radio—a Catholic radio network based in Fargo, North Dakota—for $945,000.
They also claimed that Brennan asked Real Presence Radio to expedite payments of the KBAD-FM purchase price to hinder recovery of the previously awarded judgment.