KMIT

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KMIT
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City of license Mitchell, South Dakota
Branding Hot Country 105.9
Slogan "The information you need, the Country you love"
Frequency 105.9 MHz
Format Country
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 199 meters (653 feet)
Class C1
Facility ID 43239
Transmitter Coordinates 43°44′16″N, 98°14′39″W
Callsign meaning MITchell
Owner Saga Communications
(Saga Communications of South Dakota, LLC)
Sister stations KUQL
Website http://www.kmit.com/

KMIT (105.9 FM, "Hot Country 105.9") is a radio station licensed to serve Mitchell, South Dakota. The station is owned by Saga Communications of South Dakota, LLC. It airs a Country music format.[1]

The station was assigned the KMIT call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.[2]

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[edit] Ownership

In April 2001, Saga Communications Inc. reached a deal to acquire KMIT and KGGK (now known as KUQL) from Mitchell Broadcasting Ltd. for a reported $4.05 million.[3]

[edit] Honors

In February 2005, KMIT sports director Tim Smith and John Papendick of the Aberdeen American News were named sportscaster and sportswriter of the year, respectively, in South Dakota.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Station Information Profile. Arbitron.
  2. ^ Call Sign History. FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  3. ^ "Changing Hands", Broadcasting & Cable, 2001-04-02. 
  4. ^ "Smith, Papendick Honored By NSSA", Yankton Press & Dakotan, 2005-02-05. 

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