KMHT (AM)

Infobox Radio station
name = KMHT-FM and KMHT


city = Marshall, Texas
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branding = "The Heart Beat of East Texas"
frequency = 103.9 MHz, 1450 kHz
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format = Country music
power =
erp = 1,850 watts FM, 650 watts AM
haat = 129.0 meters
class = A
facility_id = 72451 FM, 72450 AM
coordinates = coord|32|33|50.00|N| 94|21|4.00|W|region:US_type:city
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former_callsigns = KZEY-FM (1994-1980)
owner = Hanszen Broadcast Group, Inc.
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website = [http://kmhtradio.com kmhtradio.com]
affiliations = ABC Radio

KMHT (1450 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a format. Licensed to Marshall, Texas, USA, the station serves the Longview-Marshall area. The station is currently owned by Hanszen Broadcast Group, Inc.. [ cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KMHT |title=KMHT Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ]

The station also broadcasts Marshall High School athletics as well as ETBU athletics, TSN (Texas State Network), Texas Rangers, Houston Astros, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans, Dallas Mavericks, the University of Texas Longhorn Athletics, and Texas A&M athletics. [http://www.kmhtradio.com KMHT's Website] . Other area high school athletics that KMHT covers include Harelton, Karnack, and Waskom.

History

A group of local veterans returned to Marshall, Texas from World War II and took advantage of their right to first preferences of frequencies after the radio frequency freeze was lifted at the War's end. In 1961, after 14 years of operation, KMHT AM was granted FCC permission to raise the daytime power from 250 watts to 1000 watts. Shortly there after, the FCC approved the operation of 1000 Watts around the clock. This increase allowed KMHT AM to reach four times a greater area than before.

In the late 1990s, KMHT/KZEY was given to Wiley College, a private, four-year liberal arts institution affiliated with the United Methodist Church, by then owner, professional boxer George Foreman. Wiley College later sold the station, and in August 2003, Hanszen Broadcast Group, Inc., purchased KMHT/KZEY.

In the fall of 2006, KMHT 1450 AM changed format to ESPN Radio. The format also includes local sports coverage as well as the network coverage. The KMHT 103.9 FM format stayed the same.

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External links

*AM station data|KMHT
Longview-Marshall Radio