KIHT

Infobox Radio Station


name = KIHT
airdate =
city = St. Louis, Missouri
area = Greater St. Louis
frequency = 96.3 (MHz) HD Radio
96.3 HD-2 for Classic Hit Spice
format = Classic Hits
owner = Emmis Communications
erp = 80,000 watts
haat = 313 meters
branding = "KHITS 96"
slogan = "Classic Hits"
class = C1
facility_id = 27022
webcast = [http://www.k-hits.com/streaming/index.aspx
website = [http://www.k-hits.com
callsign_meaning = K I H T = Jumbled Call letters for K-Hits

KIHT-FM (96.3 MHz) is often referred to by St. Louis area listeners as as "Classic Hits KHITS 96".

Music that is played on this station is classic hits from the 1960s, 1970's and 1980s, with an occasional trip to the early-1990s.

In the mornings JC and the U-Man (long time personalities J.C. Corcoran and John Ulett) are the "Morning Showgram".

K-Hits 96 is home to some of St. Louis' most legendary air talents, including Radio Rich Dalton, Mark Klose, Drew Johnson and Mark Anthony. It splits John Ulett (giving him the morning show with J.C. Corcoran and an afternoon show at KSHE) and on Sunday nights, Dalton with sister station KSHE. Both KSHE and KIHT are owned by Emmis Communications.

KHITS recently announced its first digital subchannel, a country station called "Hank FM".

On September 4, 2006 the station announced a new, permanent policy: that it would not play any single song more than once a week. To accomplish this, the station announced that it has upgraded its music library to include more than 5,000 songs (allegedly the largest in the St. Louis area, and possibly all of Missouri) and would go deeper into albums than it previously had. For the most part, the change has been praised, both by people who enjoy the variety of some of the new artists on the station and from fans of segments that had already spotlighted album tracks and little-known B-sides, such as Mark Klose's "Kut Above" or Rich Dalton's "The Deep".

History

KIHT was previously known as KADI-FM (from its first air date in the early-1970s to 1987), a progressive rock station. In 1987, it became KRJY or Joy 96, an adult-contemporary music station, switching to an oldies station known as Jukebox 96 five years later. KRJY, then switch to its current call-letters and format on St. Patrick's Day of 1994.

On-Air Personalities

* J.C. Corcoran
* John Ulett
* Laurie Mac
* Carl The Intern
* "Radio Rich" Dalton
* Mark Klose
* Drew Johnson
* Mark Anthony

External links

* [http://www.k-hits.com/ Official KHITS 96 website]
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