KIMM (AM)
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Broadcast area | Western South Dakota |
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Frequency | 1150kHz |
Branding | FOX Sports Rapid City |
Programming | |
Format | Sports |
Affiliations | FOX Sports Radio |
Ownership | |
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History | |
First air date | March 16, 1962 |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 66820 |
Class | B (AM) D (FM) |
Power | 5,000wattsday 36wattsnight |
ERP | 250watts(FM translator) |
HAAT | 120.9 meters (397 ft) (FM) |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°4′34″N103°8′49″W/ 44.07611°N 103.14694°W |
Translator(s) | 106.7 K294BT (Rapid City) |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | foxsportsrapidcity.com |
![This is the FOX Sports Rapid City logo.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/FOX_Sports_Rapid_City_Logo.png/260px-FOX_Sports_Rapid_City_Logo.png)
KIMM(1150AM,"FOX Sports Rapid City" ) is an Americanradio stationthat broadcasts asportsformat with programming fromFOX Sports Radio.KIMM-AM also broadcasts on FM translator K294BT-FM 106.7 MHz.[2]
Licensed toRapid City, South Dakota,the station primarily serves the Rapid City and western South Dakota area. The station is currently owned by Black Hills Broadcasting, L.L.C.[3]
KIMM used to air a mix of various syndicated conservative talk radio shows likeDon Imus,Glenn Beck,Dave Ramsey,Michael Savage,Mark Levin,andTom Sullivan.Weekend programming included a mix of sports and lifestyle programs.
On October 30, 2017, following an agreement for the sale of the station, KIMM changed their format from news/political talk to sports talk and rebranded as "FOX Sports Rapid City".[4]
Ownership
[edit]In May 1999,Triad Broadcastingreached a deal to acquire this station from Brothers Jim and Tom Instad as part of a twelve-station deal valued at a reported $37.8 million.[5]
This station is now owned by Nate Brown, host of 'The Nate Brown Show,' through licensee Black Hills Broadcasting, L.L.C.
The Nate Brown Show
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On March 13, 2017, 'The Nate Brown Show' went live with local host Nate Brown on KIMM. The 2-hour local sports talk show was on weekdays from 2 P.M. to 4 P.M., showcasing national, regional, and local sports guests and stories to theBlack Hillsregion. It became Rapid City's and western South Dakota's first and only local sports talk show serving a population of over 216,000.
In November 2017, the show switched its time slot on weekdays to 4 P.M. to 6 P.M. It is still the area's only live and local sports talk show exclusively heard on KIMM (FOX Sports Rapid City). 'The Nate Brown Show' has since expanded their listenership across the state of South Dakota and rebranded its slogan to "South Dakota's Sports Talk Show."
To date, 'The Nate Brown Show' has done over1,000 shows with over 150,000 podcast listens.It has since added alive video streamof the show to better broaden its brand and reach.
Previous station logo(s)
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for KIMM".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"K294BT-FM 106.7 MHz - Rapid City, SD".radio-locator.com.Retrieved2021-12-19.
- ^"KIMM Facility Record".U.S. Federal Communications Commission,audio division.
- ^"October 2017".Northpine.com.
- ^Holmes, Alisa (1999-05-24)."Changing Hands".Broadcasting & Cable.Archived fromthe originalon 2012-10-19.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 66820 (KIMM)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- KIMMinNielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 141264 (K294BT)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- K294BTat FCCdata.org
- The Nate Brown Showon Twitter
- The Nate Brown Showon SoundCloud
- The Nate Brown Showon YouTube