KMIT (FM)

{{for|the airport using ICAO location identifier KMIT|Shafter Airport}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = KMIT

| logo =

| city = Mitchell, South Dakota

| area = Mitchell, South Dakota

| branding = Hot Country 105.9

| frequency = 105.9 MHz {{HD Radio}}

| translators = {{ubl|{{Radio Relay|95.5|K238BA|Mitchell|HD2}}|{{Radio Relay|103.5|K278BJ|Mitchell|HD3}}}}

| airdate = 1975

| format = Country

| subchannels = {{ubl|HD2: More 95.5 (Soft adult contemporary)|HD3: Pure Oldies 103.5 (Oldies)}}

| 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 = K MITchell

| former_callsigns =

| affiliations = Premiere Networks
Westwood One

| owner = Saga Communications

| licensee = Saga Communications of South Dakota, LLC

| sister_stations = KUQL

| webcast = [https://player.amperwave.net/7891 Listen Live]
[https://player.amperwave.net/11964 Listen Live (HD2)]
[https://player.amperwave.net/7898 Listen Live (HD3)]

| website = [https://www.kmit.com/ kmit.com]
[https://more955.com more955.com] (HD2)
[https://pureoldies1035.com pureoldies1035.com] (HD3)

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

KMIT (105.9 MHz, "Hot Country 105.9") is a FM 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/ |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301134627/http://www.arbitron.com/ |archivedate=2010-03-01 }}

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}}

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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}}

KMIT-HD2

KMIT airs an adult contemporary format on its HD2 subchannel, branded as "More 95.5" (simulcast on translator K238BA 95.5 FM Mitchell).

KMIT-HD3

KMIT aired a sports format with programming from ESPN Radio on its HD3 subchannel, branded as "ESPN 103.5" (simulcast on translator K278BJ 103.5 FM Mitchell. On August 20, 2018, KMIT-HD3/K278BJ changed their format from sports to oldies, branded as "Pure Oldies 103.5".[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/170042/saga-brings-pure-oldies-to-mitchell-sd/ Saga Brings Pure Oldies to Mitchell SD] Radioinsight - August 21, 2018