KVHT

KVHT

City of license	Vermillion, South Dakota
Broadcast area	Yankton-Vermillion
Branding	Classic Hits 106.3
Frequency	106.3 MHz
Format	Classic Hits
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	119 meters (390 feet)
Class	C2
Facility ID	14708
Transmitter coordinates	42°59′45″N 96°49′25″W / 42.99583°N 96.82361°W / 42.99583; -96.82361
Former callsigns	KVRF^[1]
Owner	Five Star Communications
Sister stations	KVTK
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	kvht.com

KVHT (106.3 FM, "Classic Hits 106.3") is a radio station licensed to serve Vermillion, South Dakota. The station is owned by 5 Star Communications, Inc. It airs a classic hits music format.^[2]

The station serves as the flagship station of the University of South Dakota football and men's and women's basketball teams. Women's basketball games that conflict with men's basketball games are broadcast on sister station KVTK.

The station was assigned the KVHT call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on May 7, 1990.^[1]

Programming

Until 1999, KVHT aired the syndicated oldies program "The Lost 45s" with Barry Scott.

Honors and awards

In May 2006, KVHT won one first place plaque in the commercial radio division of the South Dakota Associated Press Broadcasters Association news contest.^[3] The contest was for the 2005 calendar year.

In November 2006, the American Cancer Society recognized KVHT, Culhane Communications, and broadcaster Randy Hammer for "outstanding contributions in the fight against cancer." They were awarded the Media Mark of Excellence Award for radio in recognition of their "demonstrated commendable promotion of the American Cancer Society."^[4]

References

1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
↑ "SDPB, Yankton Stations Lauded". Yankton Press & Dakotan. 2006-05-08.
↑ "Yankton Radio Station Honored By ACS". Yankton Press & Dakotan. 2007-01-08.

External links

KVHT official website

Query the FCC's FM station database for KVHT

Radio-Locator information on KVHT

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KVHT

Radio stations in the Yankton–Vermillion market area

By FM frequency	K204EO 88.1 KUSD 89.7 KAOR 91.1 K216EY 91.1 K220FV 91.9 KKYA 93.1 KDAM 94.3 WNAX-FM 104.1 KVHT 106.3

By AM frequency	WNAX 570 KYNT 1450 KVTK 1570

NOAA Weather Radio	KXI21 162.500

Nearby radio markets Fort Dodge Huron–Mitchell Northeast Nebraska Omaha–Council Bluffs Sioux City Sioux Falls SW Minnesota See also List of radio stations in South Dakota

Classic Hits radio stations in South Dakota

KCCR – Pierre KDBX – Clear Lake KJAM – Madison KJBI – Fort Pierre KKLS – Rapid City KKSD – Watertown KMSD – Milbank KQRQ – Rapid City KVHT – Vermillion KXLG – Watertown

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in South Dakota See also Oldies Classic Hits

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