KHUD (92.9
FM) is a
country
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radio station
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in
Tucson, Arizona
, "(at the) base of the black ill
, nicknames = "The Old Pueblo", "Optics Valley", "America's biggest small town"
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. It is owned by . The
radio studio
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s and offices are located north of downtown Tucson along Oracle Road. On weekdays, KHUD carries two
nationally syndicated country music shows from co-owned
Premiere Networks
Premiere Networks (formerly Premiere Radio Networks, shortened as PRN) is an American media company, a wholly owned subsidiary of iHeartMedia, for which it currently serves as its main original radio content distribution and production arm. It ...
: ''
The Bobby Bones Show
''The Bobby Bones Show'' is an American nationally syndicated country music radio show aired during the morning drive. The Bobby Bones Show originated in Austin, Texas, but now originates from studios at WSIX-FM in Nashville. The show is syndica ...
'' in morning
drive time
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and ''
CMT Nites with Cody Alan'', heard overnight.
KHUD has an
effective radiated power
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(ERP) of 93,000
watt
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s. The
transmitter
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site is in the
Tucson Mountains
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, west of the city. KHUD broadcasts using
HD Radio
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technology. KHUD's HD2
digital subchannel
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served as the originating station of the ''iHeart80s'' channel on
iHeartRadio
iHeartRadio (often shortened to just "iHeart") is an American freemium broadcast, podcast and radio streaming Computing platform, platform owned by iHeartMedia. It was founded in August 2008. , iHeartRadio was functioning as the national umbr ...
. As of August 13, 2021, the simulcast of iHeart80s has ceased and moved to Syracuse, NY sister property
WYYY
WYYY (94.5 FM "Y94") is a commercial radio station licensed to Syracuse and serving Central New York. It broadcasts an adult contemporary radio format, switching to all Christmas music for much of November and December. It is owned by iHeartMed ...
's HD2 slot. It is currently unknown what KHUD is broadcasting on its HD2 subchannel.
History
Rock (1969-1983)
Alvin Korngold, owner of KEVT 690 (now
KCEE
KCEE is a commercial radio station located in Tucson, Arizona, broadcasting on 690 AM. KCEE airs a Christian format and is owned by Calvary Chapel of Tucson, Inc.
KCEE's programming is also heard on KAIC (88.9 FM), a station nominally licensed ...
) was granted the
construction permit
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for an FM station in Tucson at 92.9 on August 6, 1969. The new station was assigned the KWFM
call sign
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in October and it
signed on
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the air in March 1970, with full 24-hour programs starting on April 1.
KWFM had a
progressive rock
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format in its early years, which over time shifted to mainstream rock.
Oldies (1983-2001)
In 1983, KWFM began broadcasting an
oldies
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format known as "Cool FM."
Country (2001-2003)
On April 2, 2001, KWFM and its oldies music moved to the
97.1 frequency (and eventually to AM). A new
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
station, KOYT "92.9 Coyote Country", launched on 92.9.
Adult alternative (20030-2011)
KOYT flipped to
adult album alternative
Adult album alternative (also triple-A, AAA, or adult alternative) is a radio format. See pages 9 and 10Mills, Joshua. "A New Radio Music Format: Rock for Prosperous Adults" New York Times, Feb 28 1994, p. 2. ProQuest. Web. Accessed September 4, 2 ...
(AAA) on December 5, 2003, becoming KWMT-FM on January 22, 2004. KWMT-FM focused on music from the AAA charts. Several rock artists recorded live performances to play on the station. There was a segment titled ''Chill Side of The Mountain'' every night from 11pm-1am which included ambient and underground music such as AIR, Hooverphonic, Lamb, The Polyphonic Spree,
Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band formed in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards); brothers Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar, keyboards, other instruments) and Colin Greenwood (bass) ...
, Massive Attack, Morcheeba and Zero7. ''Acoustic Sunrise'' and ''Acoustic Sunset'', from 7am-noon and 8-11pm respectively, offered a "unique blend of acoustic sounds", with a wide range of artists. A few times a month, the station held a small listener attended artist session and meet-and-greet called ''Studio C''.
Hot adult contemporary (2011-2021)
In the late 2000s, KOYT became a hot AC station after adding non-AAA artists, but it kept "The Mountain" branding. It was also added to the Mediabase & BDS hot AC panels.
On November 18, 2011, at 5pm, after playing "
It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
"It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" is a song by American rock band R.E.M., which first appeared on their 1987 album, ''Document''. It was released as the album's second single in November 1987, reaching No. 69 in t ...
" by
R.E.M.
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, the station was relaunched. The format was
Hot Adult Contemporary
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, calling itself "My 92.9", with the first song being "
Moves like Jagger
"Moves like Jagger" is a song by American band Maroon 5 featuring American singer Christina Aguilera. It was released on June 21, 2011, as the fourth and final single from the re-release of the group's third studio album '' Hands All Over'' (201 ...
" by
Maroon 5
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featuring
Christina Aguilera
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. On November 28, 2011, KWMT-FM changed the call letters to KMIY.
In July 2013, the wake-up show, ''Valentine in the Morning,'' was replaced with Detroit syndicated show ''
Mojo In The Morning'', which formerly aired on sister station
KOHT
KOHT (98.3 FM) is an urban-leaning rhythmic contemporary station serving Tucson, Arizona, and is licensed to Marana, (a northwestern suburb of Tucson). It has been owned by since July 30, 2001 and broadcasts with an ERP of 6 kW. The stat ...
. Mojo was later replaced by a local morning show, ''Cyndi & Chris'', on November 2, 2015. KMIY modified its music mix in December 2017 to incorporate more 1980s and 1990s hits into its playlist, repositioning as "Variety from the 80s, 90s, and Today."
Country (2021-present)
On January 6, 2021, at 9:29 a.m., after playing
Christmas music
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until January 4, the station began
stunting with songs containing "America" in the title until January 5, TV theme songs until January 6, and then a loop of "
Baby Shark
"Baby Shark" is a children's song associated to a dance involving hand movements that originated as a campfire song dating back to at least the 20th century. In 2016, "Baby Shark" became very popular when Pinkfong, a South Korean entertainment ...
." KMIY would flip back to Country music as "92.9 The Bull", launching with 10,000 songs in a row. The first song on "The Bull" was "
My Kinda Party
''My Kinda Party'' is the fourth studio album released by American country music artist Jason Aldean. It was released on November 2, 2010 by Broken Bow Records. The songs were written by various songwriters including Neil Thrasher, Brantley Gilber ...
" by
Jason Aldean
Jason Aldean (born Jason Aldine Williams; February 28, 1977) is an American country music singer. Since 2005, he has been signed to BBR Music Group, Broken Bow Records, a record label for which he has released ten albums and 40 singles. His 2010 ...
.
The change was part of a format swap with sister station KYWD.
The call letters were changed to KHUD on March 29, 2021, with the KMIY call letters moving to the 97.1 frequency.
See also
*
List of radio stations in Arizona
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List of radio stations
Defunct
* KAKA
* KCKY ...
References
External links
92.9 The Bull live streaming audioFCC History Cards for KHUD
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HUD
Hud or HUD may refer to:
Entertainment
* ''Hud'' (1963 film), a 1963 film starring Paul Newman
* ''Hud'' (1986 film), a 1986 Norwegian film
* ''HUD'' (TV program), or ''Heads Up Daily'', a Canadian e-sports television program
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Country radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1970
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1970 establishments in Arizona