KMHT (AM)

KMHT
Broadcast areaLongview-Marshall area
Frequency1450 kHz
BrandingESPN Radio 1450
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsESPN Radio
Ownership
OwnerHanszen Broadcast Group, Inc.
KGAS, KGAS-FM, KMHT-FM
History
First air date
April 9, 1947
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID72450
ClassC
Power650 watts
Transmitter coordinates
32°33′50″N 94°21′4″W / 32.56389°N 94.35111°W / 32.56389; -94.35111
Translator(s)See § Translator
Links
Public license information
Websiteeasttexastoday.com
KMHT-FM
Broadcast areaLongview-Marshall area
Frequency103.9 MHz
Branding103.9 Classic Country
Programming
FormatClassic Country
AffiliationsABC Radio
Ownership
OwnerHanszen Broadcast Group, Inc.
KGAS, KGAS-FM, KMHT
History
First air date
September 26, 1977
Former call signs
KZEY-FM (1994–2003)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID72451
ClassA
ERP1,850 watts
HAAT129 meters (423 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
32°33′50″N 94°21′4″W / 32.56389°N 94.35111°W / 32.56389; -94.35111
Links
Public license information
Websiteeasttexastoday.com

KMHT (1450 AM, 96.9 FM) is a terrestrial AM radio station, paired with an FM relay translator, broadcasting a sports format.

KMHT-FM (103.9 FM) is a terrestrial FM radio station broadcasting a classic country format. Both facilities, as well as the translator, are licensed to Marshall in Harrison County, Texas, United States, and serve the Longview-Marshall area. The stations are currently owned by Hanszen Broadcast Group, Inc.[3]

The stations also broadcasts Marshall High School athletics as well as 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.[4] Other area high school athletics that KMHT covers include Harleton, Elysian Fields, and Waskom.

History

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A group of local veterans returned to Marshall from World War II and took advantage of their right to first preferences of frequencies after the radio frequency freeze was lifted at the end of the war. In 1961, after 14 years of operation, KMHT AM was granted FCC permission to raise the daytime power from 250 watts to 1,000 watts. Shortly thereafter, the FCC approved the operation of 1000 Watts around the clock. A later move to a new transmitter site required lowering the power to 650 watts.

In the late 1990s, KMHT was given to Wiley College, a historically black four-year liberal arts institution affiliated with the United Methodist Church, by then owner professional boxer George Foreman.

Wiley College later sold the stations to Jerry Russell, a former member of the Tyler City Council. Russell wanted to use KMHT-FM as a repeater for his AM station, 690 KZEY (which has since gone silent), so KMHT-FM became KZEY-FM.

In August 2002, Hanszen Broadcast Group, Inc., purchased KMHT/KZEY and changed the FM back to KMHT-FM. In the fall of 2006, KMHT 1450 AM changed the format to ESPN Radio. The format includes local sports coverage as well as the network coverage. The KMHT-FM format stayed the same.

Translator

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Broadcast translator for KMHT
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info Notes
K245BW 96.9 FM Marshall, Texas 156968 205 117 m (384 ft) D 32°33′49″N 94°21′7″W / 32.56361°N 94.35194°W / 32.56361; -94.35194 LMS First air date: September 26, 2014

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KMHT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KMHT-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "KMHT Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^ http://www.kmhtradio.com Archived 2006-07-10 at the Wayback Machine KMHT's Website
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