KDHT-FM
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| City of license | Bennett, Colorado |
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| Broadcast area | Denver, Colorado |
| Branding | 107.1 Jack FM |
| Slogan | Playing What We Want |
| Frequency | 107.1 MHz |
| First air date | 1985 (as KKDD) |
| Format | Adult Hits |
| ERP | 93,000 watts |
| HAAT | 624 meters |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 35023 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 39°55′21.8″N 103°58′20.2″W / 39.922722°N 103.972278°W |
| Callsign meaning | Denver HoT (previous format) |
| Former callsigns |
KKDD (1985-1991) KSIR (1991-1993) KSIR-FM (1993-2006) KSYY-FM (2006-2008) KONN-FM (2008-2009) |
| Owner |
Max Media (Max Radio of Denver LLC) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | ilovejackfm.com |
KDHT-FM (107.1 FM) is a commercial radio station located in Bennett, Colorado, broadcasting to the Denver, Colorado, area with an adult hits music format as a member of the "Jack FM" brand.
History
The station was originally KKDD, licensed to Brush, Colorado with an easy listening format. Its call sign changed to KSIR on July 1, 1991. On March 20, 2006, as the station was being relocated to Denver, its call sign changed to KSYY-FM to stand for "Sassy 107" and its soft adult contemporary format. This lasted until February 7, 2008, when it flipped to Top 40 as "One FM". On February 29, 2008, its call sign changed to KONN. At first, the station was billing their direction as "Rhythm-based hit music," but in actuality, has moved into a more mainstream Top 40/CHR approach since the format flip.
On April 1, 2009, "One FM" changed its branding to "HOT 107.1". Competing in the Rhythmic/Top 40 ratings against KONN were KQKS and KPTT.
On December 15, 2009, KONN changed its call letters to KDHT to better reflect its current branding.
The KDHT call letters were on another Denver station in 1993 on 92.5, which is now KWOF, before being dropped and picked up by Emmis Communications for their station in Austin, Texas on 93.3 FM (now KGSR).
On March 30, 2012, HOT 107.1 flipped to a Dance music format while keeping the same moniker and airstaff in place. The format and playlist consisted mostly of current Dance, Electronica, and remixed Rhythmic/Pop hits.[1]
On November 30, 2012, at 3 PM, after playing "Unforgivable" by Armin Van Buuren, the station began stunting with marijuana-themed music (in reference to the recent legalization of personal marijuana usage in Colorado), branded as "Pot 107.1." The first song on the "Pot" stunting was "Rocky Mountain High" by John Denver. The stunt lasted until 3 PM the following Monday, when, after playing "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple, "Jack FM" returned to Denver, with "What I Like About You" by The Romantics being the first song played. This marks the second time the format/moniker has been used in the Denver market, the first time being on KJAC (105.5) from April 2004 until September 2012, when it flipped to ESPN Radio. It is unknown if there will be a callsign change in the future.
References
- ↑ "First Listen: KDHT (Hot 107.1)'s Dance Format" from Radio-Info (April 2, 2012)
External links
- 107.1 Jack FM
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KDHT
- Radio-Locator information on KDHT
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KDHT
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