KMXT is a non-commercial

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, United States, broadcasting on 100.1 FM. The station airs

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programming from the

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network,

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and the

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. It also airs many hours of locally originated news, talk and music programming, and relies heavily on non-paid citizen volunteers to host numerous shows.

HD programming

Currently KMXT broadcasts one analog and three digital signals: *KMXT-HD1 rebroadcasts the programming from the analog signal. *KMXT-HD2 classical and jazz. *KMXT-HD3 KMX3 is a mono news and talk channel. An

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receiver is required to pick up the digital channels.http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=36 KMXT also streams its analog signal over the web.

Translators

In addition to five low-powered, separate-frequency translators, one low-powered

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also extends coverage. Boosters are licensed on the same frequency as the parent station but at a different location. They are given the same callsign as the parent station with a number added to differentiate the transmitter site.

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