KXHT

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KXHT
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City of license Marion, Arkansas
Broadcast area Memphis, Tennessee
Branding "Hot 107.1"
Slogan 'Non-Stop Hip-Hop'
Frequency 107.1 (MHz)
First air date June 1997
Format Rhythmic Contemporary
ERP 2,750 watts
HAAT 146 meters
Class A
Facility ID 5213
Owner Flinn Broadcasting Corporation
Webcast Listen Live
Website hot1071.com

KXHT (Hot 107.1) is a Hip-Hop station licensed to Marion, Arkansas and serves the Memphis, Tennessee, area. The Flinn Broadcasting outlet operates at 107.1 MHz with an ERP of 2.75 kW.

[edit] History

The station began targeting the Memphis area in the late 1980s with an All-Blues format. In 1996 it flipped to a Mainstream Urban direction, but it wouldn't be until 1997 when it shifted to a Rhythmic Contemporary Hits direction and adopted the KXHT calls and the "HOT 107.1" moniker. Today the station focuses mostly on Hip-Hop product (they phased out most of the vocal-driven R&B hits, especially the slow songs), complete with non-stop mixes and capitalizing on the Southern Rap genre, especially the Crunk tracks.

In August 2006, Nielsen BDS had moved KXHT from the Rhythmic Airplay panel to the Urban Contemporary Airplay panel, but by May 2007 it placed the station back on the Rhythmic panel, as their direction and playlists now reflects what is currently being played on the BDS-monitored Rhythmic chart rather than Urban.

The On - Air Staff Includes Dj Boogaloo who played in the movie "Hustle and Flow". And to this date, he is the only DJ that was there since its beginning in 1996.

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