KIMN (100.3 FM) is a

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. The station is owned by

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's KSE Radio Ventures and airs a

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. Studios and offices are located on Colorado Boulevard in

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, and the

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west of Lakewood.

Programming

The airstaff includes Dom Testa and Jeremy Padgett in the morning. Other station DJs Steve Marshall, Shannon Steele, and Sinna-G. KIMN carries the syndicated countdown show ''

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'', hosted by

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History

KLIR-FM (1959-1984)

On July 9, 1959, the station

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as KLIR-FM. It was the FM counterpart to KLIR (990 AM, now KRKS). It was owned by George Basil Anderson and had an

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(ERP) of 8,800

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s, a fraction of its current power. KLIR-FM originally

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the AM station but later began airing a

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format.

Adult contemporary (1984-1994)

On June 7, 1984, the station switched to an

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format as KMJI ("Majic 100"), but would later tweak its direction to Soft AC and change its calls to KXLT ("K-Lite 100"). In November 1991, the station returned to the "Majic 100" moniker, and in 1992, the callsign switched back to KMJI.

'70s hits (1994-1997)

The format evolved to all-'70s hits in June 1994. The KIMN callsign was picked up on April 18, 1995, along with the name "KIM 100." (From the late 1950s to the early ‘80s, KIMN had been a popular

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station on

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Adult contemporary (1997-1999)

On March 3, 1997, KIMN returned to AC, calling itself "KIM 100.3." Chancellor Media (a forerunner of today's

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), acquired KIMN in September 1999.

Hot adult contemporary (1999-2014)

Also in 1999, the station evolved into a

format and adopted the "Mix 100” moniker. For the next several years, weekend programming on KIMN featured music entirely from the 1980s.

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, a division of

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, acquired KIMN in August 2000. In June 2008, KIMN became the Denver affiliate for the syndicated weekday show "

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." The station discontinued the show in February 2009, but to this day they still carry

which is currently hosted by Seacrest. In March 2009, CBS Radio sold KIMN, along with

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s KWOF and

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, to Wilks Broadcasting.

Adult top 40 (2014-2016)

In the summer of 2014, KIMN updated its moniker to "Mix 100.3", changed its positioning statement from "Denver's Best Music Mix" to "All The Hits", and shifted towards Top 40 (CHR). Despite the format adjustment, KIMN continues to report to both

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and Billboard/BDS's

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charts. The shift also put the station more in competition with Adult Top 40 rival

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, owned by

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, and iHeartMedia's Top 40/CHR KPTT.

Hot adult contemporary (2016-present)

In 2016, the station returned to its previous moniker "Mix 100" and a new positioning statement, "Today's Best Mix." On October 12, 2015,

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(KSE), parent company of the

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, and

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, announced it would acquire Wilks Broadcasting's Denver properties: KIMN, Country KWOF, and Classic Hits

. Once the sale was approved by the FCC, KSE was expected to flip one of the three outlets to all-sports. The new FM sports station would likely claim the broadcasting rights to KSE's teams from rival FM sports station

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, owned by

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. The transaction was consummated on December 31, 2015, at a purchase price of $54 million. However, KIMN retained their Hot AC format as KWOF made the flip to Sports on September 17, 2018.

KIMN callsign history

The call sign KIMN originally belonged to a Denver AM station located at 950 kHz. From the late 1950s to the early 1980s,

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was the dominant

music station in Denver. The station also highlighted the popular local

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bands of that era, such as the ''Astronauts'', ''Daniels'', ''Fogcutters'', ''Moonrakers'', ''Soul Survivors'',and others. The station had other nicknames as ''the Denver Tiger'', ''Boss Radio'', and ''95 Fabulous KIMN''. The station was then owned and operated by Kenneth E. Palmer (1925-1984).KIMN Tribute Photos and History Page
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References

External links

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FCC history cards for KIMN
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