KHMY

KHMY, known as "My 93-1" is an FM radio station based in Hutchinson, Kansas, United States , broadcasting a Top 40/CHR format. Licensed to Pratt, the station serves the Hutchinson/Wichita area. It is currently owned by Eagle Communications, Inc.[1] The station has a transmitter located south of Plevna.

KHMY
Broadcast areaWichita area
Frequency93.1 MHz
BrandingMy 93-1
Programming
FormatTop 40 (CHR)
Ownership
OwnerEagle Communications, Inc.
History
First air date
February 1, 1980 (as KWLS-FM)
Former call signs
KWLS-FM (1980-1983)
KGLS (1983-1998)
KDGB (1998-2003)
Technical information
Facility ID37122
ClassC
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT302 meters
Transmitter coordinates
37°55′43″N 98°18′36″W
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitekhmyfm.com

History of 93.1 FM

93.1 FM officially signed on the air as KWLS-FM on Feb. 1, 1980. On April 4, 1983, the station changed its call sign to KGLS.[2] In the 1980s it was one of the stations in the "LS Network" of Kansas radio entrepreneur Larry Steckline, whose initials appear at the end of the "KGLS" call sign (a characteristic of most of the stations in the LS Network).[3]

On January 9, 1998, the station changed its call sign to KDGB, and adopted a classic rock format, branded as "Big Dog 93.1." The station then changed to its current call letters of "KHMY" on March 17, 2003.[2]

Programming

On Christmas Day, 2002, at noon, the station flipped to a 1980s-heavy Hot AC format, branded as "My 93-1." The first song played was "Here Is Gone" by The Goo Goo Dolls. The station launched jockless, which lasted until July 7, 2003.

In 2007, KHMY moved away from its emphasis on 1980s music. The slogan "The Best Variety of the 80s, 90s, and Right Now" was dropped and was replaced with "Hutchinson's #1 Hit Music Station." KHMY would continue to be a Top 40 station and a staple in the Hutchinson community over the next 6+ years.

The Eagle Media Center

In April 2007, the studios of My 93-1 moved from Halstead Road on Hutchinson's east side to the new Eagle Media Center in downtown Hutchinson in a building formerly housing Commerce Bank. The Eagle Media Center would also house sister stations KHUT and KWBW.

Air staff

Daren Dunn holds down mornings on My 93-1 and is also the station's program director. Cyndee Campbell holds down middays, Rodney Baker is in afternoons and Matt Stooks does evenings.

References
  1. "KHMY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "KHMY Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. Harris News Service: "Radio station to expand coverage," December 16, 1988, Salina Journal, retrieved from Newspapers.com OCR text, July 26, 2020
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