KIMN
Hot adult contemporary | |
Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
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Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | July 9, 1959 | (as KLIR-FM)
Former call signs | KLIR-FM (1959–1984) KMJI (1984–1989) KXLT (1989–1992) KMJI (1992–1995) |
Call sign meaning | K InterMountain Network (formerly on AM 950) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 59597 |
Class | C |
ERP | 98,600 watts (100,000 watts with beam tilt) |
HAAT | 345 meters (1,132 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°40′19″N 105°13′16″W / 39.672°N 105.221°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
KIMN (100.3
Programming
The airstaff includes Dom Testa and Jeremy Padgett in the morning. Other station
History
KLIR-FM (1959–1984)
On July 9, 1959, the station
Adult contemporary (1984–1994)
On June 7, 1984, the station switched to an
'70s hits (1994–1997)
The format evolved to all-'70s hits in June 1994.[4]
The KIMN callsign was picked up on April 18, 1995, along with the name "KIM 100."
Adult contemporary (1997–1999)
On March 3, 1997, KIMN returned to AC, calling itself "KIM 100.3."[7] Chancellor Media (a forerunner of today's iHeartMedia), acquired KIMN in September 1999.
Hot adult contemporary (1999–2014)
Also in 1999, the station evolved into a
In June 2008, KIMN became the Denver
Adult top 40 (2014–2016)
In the summer of 2014, KIMN updated its moniker to "Mix 100.3", changed its positioning statement from "Denver's Best Music Mix" to "All The Hits", and shifted towards
The shift also put the station more in competition with Adult Top 40 rival
Hot adult contemporary (2016–present)
In 2016, the station returned to its previous moniker "Mix 100" and a new positioning statement, "Today's Best Mix."
On October 12, 2015,
The transaction was consummated on December 31, 2015, at a purchase price of $54 million. However, KIMN retained their Hot AC format as KWOF made the flip to Sports on September 17, 2018.
KIMN callsign history
The call sign KIMN originally belonged to a Denver AM station located at 950 kHz. From the late 1950s to the early 1980s,
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KIMN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1960 page
- ^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1991/BB-1991-11-16.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1994/RR-1994-04-29.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Stark, Phyllis (April 29, 1995). "Vox Jox". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 17. p. 92.
- ^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1995/RR-1995-04-21.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1997/RR-1997-03-07.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Ratings-Directories/R&R-2000-1-Fall-99.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Ratings-Directories/R&R-2000-2-Spring-00.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-116
- ^ "Kroenke Sports Acquires Wilks' Denver Stations" from Radio Insight (October 12, 2015)
- ^ Bob Groke Denver Bands
- ^ The KIMN Tribute Site
- ^ KIMN Tribute Photos and History Page
External links
- KIMN in the FCC FM station database
- KIMN in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- FCC history cards for KIMN