KIMN
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| Broadcast area | Denver, Colorado |
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| Frequency | 100.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Mix 100 |
| Programming | |
| Format | CHR |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | KSE Radio Ventures) |
| KWOF, KXKL | |
| History | |
First air date | August 8, 1959 (as KLIR) |
Former call signs | KLIR (1959-1984) KMJI (1984-1989) KXLT (1989-1992) KMJI (1992-1995) |
Call sign meaning | In homage to the former AM Top 40 station that served Denver from 1954 to 1988. Original callsign stood for "K InterMountain Network" |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 59597 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 97,000 watts |
| HAAT | 345 meters |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | mix100.com |
- For the former AM station in Denver, see KRWZ.
KIMN (100.3 FM, "Mix 100.3") is a CHR radio station in Denver, Colorado. The station broadcasts at 100.3 MHz with an effective radiated power of 97 kW and is under ownership of Wilks Broadcasting. Its studios are located in LoDo and the transmitter site is on Mount Morrison west of Lakewood.
History
The station signed on the air on August 8, 1959 as KLIR and spent most of its life with an MOR format and as a beautiful music outlet. On June 7, 1984, the station switched to an Adult Contemporary format as KMJI ("Majic 100"), but would later tweak its direction to Soft AC and change its calls to KXLT ("XL 100"). In 1992, the station would reclaim the KMJI call letters, with the format evolving to an all-'70s direction in 1994.[citation needed] The KIMN calls were picked up on April 18, 1995, along with the name "KIM 100."[1]
In 1997, KIMN returned to AC (again as "KIM 100"), and in 1999, the station evolved into a Hot AC format and adopted the "Mix 100" moniker. For the next several years, weekend programming on KIMN featured music entirely from the 1980s.
CBS Radio sold KIMN, along with sister stations KXKL and KWOF, to Wilks Broadcasting in 2008.[2]
In the summer 2014, KIMN updated its moniker to "Mix 100.3" and changed its positioning statement from "Denver's Best Music Mix" to "All The Hits", while shifting towards Top 40 (CHR). Despite the format shift, KIMN continues to report to both Mediabase and Billboard/BDS's Adult Top 40 charts. This also makes the station more in competition with Entercom's CHR/Top 40 KALC and Rhythmic Top 40 sister KQKS, and iHeartMedia's CHR-leaning Rhythmic Top 40 KPTT.
On October 12, 2015, Kroenke Sports Enterprises, owned by Altitude Sports and Entertainment founder Stan Kroenke, announce they will acquire Wilks Broadcasting's Denver properties, including KIMN, Country KWOF, and Oldies KXKL. Once the sale is approved by the FCC, KSE is expected to flip one of the three outlets to Sports, which could see the Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, and Colorado Rapids moving from its current home in Denver, which is KKFN.[3]
Today
The popular morning show is the family-friendly "Dom in the Morning" (formally known as "The Dom & Jane Show") featuring Dom Testa with producers Jeremy Padgett and Emily McKenzie. "Dom in the Morning" regularly rates number 1 among Denver morning shows with adults 25-54. Other station airstaff include Mark Andrew (weekdays 10am-3pm) and Bo Jaxon (weekdays 3-7pm).
In June 2008, KIMN became the Denver affiliate of the syndicated show "On-Air with Ryan Seacrest". The station would drop the show in February 2009. The station currently airs "American Top 40" hosted by Ryan Seacrest on Sunday mornings.
HD Channels
Mix also provides listeners with two HD subchannel stations: 100.3-HD2 features "Ultimate 80's Mix" and 100.3-HD3 plays Jazz favorites.[4]
Origin
The call letters KIMN originally belonged to a Denver AM station located at 950kHz. From the late 1950s to the 1980s, KIMN was the dominant Top 40 music station in Denver. The station also highlighted the popular local rock n' roll bands of that era, such as the Astronauts, Daniels, Fogcutters, Moonrakers, Soul Survivors,and others.[5] The station had other nicknames as the Denver Tiger, Boss Radio, and 95 Fabulous KIMN.[6] The station was then owned and operated by the late Kenneth E. Palmer(1925-1984).[7]
References
- ^ Stark, Phyllis (April 29, 1995). "Vox Jox". Billboard. 107 (17): 92.
- ^ CBS to sell three Denver radio stations to Wilks Broadcasting for $19.5 Mln cash - Update - RTTNews (released December 22, 2008)
- ^ "Kroenke Sports Acquires Wilks' Denver Stations" from Radio Insight (October 12, 2015)
- ^ http://www.hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=71
- ^ Bob Groke Denver Bands
- ^ The KIMN Tribute Site
- ^ KIMN Tribute Photos and History Page
External links
- Mix 100.3's website
- Facility details for Facility ID KIMN ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database