Broadcast area | Rapid City, South Dakota |
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Frequency | 102.7 MHz |
Branding | Hits 102.7 |
Programming | |
Format | Hot adult contemporary |
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History | |
First air date | March 12, 2008 |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 164109 |
Class | C2 |
ERP | 50,000 watts |
HAAT | 137 meters (449 feet) |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
KXMZ (102.7 FM, "Hits 102.7") is a radio station serving the city of Rapid City, South Dakota and owned by Houston Haugo, through licensee Haugo Broadcasting, Licensed to Box Elder, South Dakota, the station broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format.
The station became the subject of notoriety in June 2013, when the owners of the internet radio service Pandora announced a deal to purchase the station as a loophole in its disputes with music publishing societies over royalty payments. The deal was approved by the Federal Communications Commission on May 4, 2015, and was consummated on June 9, 2015. Pandora would later sell the station to Haugo Broadcasting in 2017.