KMIT

Infobox Radio station
name = KMIT


city = Mitchell, South Dakota
area =
branding = "Hot Country 105.9"
slogan = "The information you need, the Country you love"
airdate =
frequency = 105.9 MHz
format = Country
erp = 100,000 watts
haat = 199 meters (653 feet)
class = C1
facility_id = 43239
coordinates = coord|43|44|16|N|98|14|39|W
callsign_meaning = MITchell
former_callsigns =
owner = Saga Communications
licensee = Saga Communications of South Dakota, LLC
sister_stations = KUQL
webcast =
website = http://www.kmit.com/
affiliations =

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.cite web |title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/]

The station was assigned the KMIT call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=43239&Callsign=KMIT |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database]

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. [cite news |work=Broadcasting & Cable |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA68789.html |title=Changing Hands |date=2001-04-02]

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. [cite news |work=Yankton Press & Dakotan |title=Smith, Papendick Honored By NSSA |date=2005-02-05 |url=http://www.yankton.net/stories/020505/sports_20050205011.shtml]

References

External links

* [http://www.kmit.com/ KMIT official website]
*FMQ|KMIT
*FML|KMIT
*FMARB|KMIT