KMIT (105.9

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, "Hot Country 105.9") is a FM

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to serve

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. The station is owned by Saga Communications of South Dakota, LLC. It airs a

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format. The station was assigned the KMIT call letters by the

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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.

Honors

In February 2005, KMIT sports director Tim Smith and John Papendick of the ''

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'' were named sportscaster and sportswriter of the year, respectively, in South Dakota.

KMIT-HD2

KMIT airs an

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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

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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".Saga Brings Pure Oldies to Mitchell SD
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Translators

In addition to the main station, KMIT's HD2 & HD3 subchannels are relayed on the following translators:

References

External links

KMIT official website
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