KMIY

KMIY (92.9 FM) is a country music radio station that serves Tucson, Arizona, United States. KMIY is licensed to Tucson. KMIY is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.. Its studios are located north of downtown Tucson along Oracle Road, while the transmitter site is in the Tucson Mountains, west of the city.

KMIY
CityTucson, Arizona
Broadcast areaTucson, Arizona
Frequency92.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding92.9 The Bull
SloganTucson's New Country
HD2: Commercial-Free 80s Hits
Programming
FormatCountry
SubchannelsHD2: 80's hits "iHeart80s Channel"
Ownership
OwneriHeartMedia, Inc.
(iHM Licenses, LLC)
KNST, KYWD, KOHT, KRQQ, KXEW, KTZR
History
First air date
March 1970 (as KWFM)
Former call signs
KWFM (1970–1992)
KWFM-FM (1992–2001)
KOYT (2001–2003)
KWMT-FM (2003–2011)
Call sign meaning
MY (branding) or M y N I net Y two-nine (previous format)
Technical information
Facility ID53594
ClassC
ERP93,000 watts
HAAT621 meters (2,037 ft)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Websitethebulltucson.iheart.com

History

KWFM

Alvin Korngold, owner of KEVT 690 (now KCEE) was granted the construction permit for an FM station in Tucson at 92.9 on August 6, 1969. The new station was assigned the KWFM call letters in October and signed on the air in March 1970, with full 24-hour programs starting on April 1.[1] KWFM was a freeform rock station in its early years. By the late 1990s, KWFM began broadcasting an oldies format.

Coyote Country

On April 2, 2001, KWFM and its oldies music moved to the 97.1 frequency (and eventually to AM), and a new country station, KOYT "92.9 Coyote Country", launched on 92.9. The format lasted over two and a half years.

92.9 The Mountain
KWMT-FM logo as "The Mountain"

KOYT flipped to adult album alternative (AAA) on December 5, 2003, becoming KWMT-FM on January 22, 2004. KWMT-FM focused on music from the AAA charts. It also had various artists who 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, 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, they also held a small listener attended artist session and meet-and-greet called Studio C.

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.

My 92.9
KMIY logo as "My 92.9"

On November 18, 2011, at 5pm, after playing "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" by R.E.M., the station was relaunched as "My 92.9", with the first song being "Moves like Jagger" by Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera.[2] On November 28, 2011, KWMT-FM changed their call letters to KMIY. In July 2013, Valentine in the Morning was replaced with Detroit syndicated show Mojo In The Morning, which formerly aired on sister station KOHT. Mojo was replaced by a local morning show, Cyndi & Chris, on November 2, 2015.[3] 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."

92.9 the Bull

On January 6, 2021 at 9:29 AM, after stunting with Christmas music until January 4, songs with "America" in the title until January 5th, TV theme songs until January 6th, and a loop of Baby Shark, KMIY flipped back to Country as "92.9 The Bull", launching with 10,000 songs in a row. The first song on "The Bull" was My Kinda Party by Jason Aldean. The change is part of a eventual format swap with sister station KYWD.[4]

See also

References
  1. "KWFM Joins Tucson's FM Radio Stations". Arizona Daily Star. March 18, 1970. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  2. "The Mountain Tucson Becomes My 92.9". RadioInsight.
  3. "Cyndi & Chris Begin Waking Up KMIY(My 92.9)/Tucson Today". All Access. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  4. https://radioinsight.com/headlines/203702/92-9-tucson-to-debut-new-format-wednesday/ iHeartMedia Launches 92.9 The Bull Tucson
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