KIMM (AM)

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KIMM
Broadcast areaWestern South Dakota
Frequency 1150 kHz
BrandingFOX Sports Rapid City, The Black Hills Sports Station
Programming
Format Sports
Affiliations FOX Sports Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Nate Brown
  • (Black Hills Broadcasting, L.L.C.)
History
First air date
March 16, 1962
Call sign meaning
KIMM
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 66820
Class B (AM)
D (FM)
Power 5,000 watts day
36 watts night
ERP 250 watts (FM translator)
HAAT 120.9 meters (397 ft) (FM)
Transmitter coordinates
 44°4′34″N103°8′49″W / 44.07611°N 103.14694°W / 44.07611; -103.14694
Translator(s) 106.7 K294BT (Rapid City)
Links
Public license information
Webcast https://foxsportsrapidcity.com/live
Website https://foxsportsrapidcity.com
This is the FOX Sports Rapid City logo. FOX Sports Rapid City Logo.png
This is the FOX Sports Rapid City logo.

KIMM (1150 AM, "FOX Sports Rapid City") is an American radio station that broadcasts a sports radio format with programming from FOX Sports Radio. KIMM-AM also broadcasts on FM translator K294BT-FM 106.7 MHz. [2]

Contents

Licensed to Rapid City, South Dakota, the station primarily serves the Rapid City and western South Dakota area. The station is currently owned by Black Hills Broadcasting, L.L.C. [3]

KIMM used to air a mix of various syndicated conservative talk radio shows like Don Imus, Glenn Beck, Dave Ramsey, Michael Savage, Mark Levin, and Tom Sullivan. Weekend programming included a mix of sports and lifestyle programs.

On October 30, 2017, following an agreement for the sale of the station, KIMM changed their format from news/political talk to sports talk and rebranded as "FOX Sports Rapid City". [4]

Ownership

In May 1999, Triad Broadcasting reached a deal to acquire this station from Jim and Tom Instad as part of a twelve-station deal valued at a reported $37.8 million. [5]

Since October 2017, the station is owned and operated by Nate Brown, host of The Nate Brown Show, through licensee Black Hills Broadcasting, L.L.C.

The Nate Brown Show

This is the main logo for The Nate Brown Show. The Nate Brown Show Logo.png
This is the main logo for The Nate Brown Show.

On March 13, 2017, The Nate Brown Show went on-air with local host Nate Brown on KIMM. Sloganed as 'Rapid City's Sports Talk Show,' the 2-hour local sports talk show was live weekdays from 2 P.M. to 4 P.M. The show showcases national, regional, and local sports guests and stories to the Black Hills region. It became Rapid City's and western South Dakota's first and only local sports talk show serving a population of over 216,000. In November 2017, the show switched its time slot to weekdays 4 P.M. to 6 P.M.

In September 2020, The Nate Brown Show added a live video stream of the show to broaden its brand and reach to listeners across the state of South Dakota.

Updated alternative logo of The Nate Brown Show featuring its new slogan 'South Dakota's Sports Talk Show' with the background of the state of South Dakota. The Nate Brown Show- Updated Logo 2024.png
Updated alternative logo of The Nate Brown Show featuring its new slogan 'South Dakota's Sports Talk Show' with the background of the state of South Dakota.

On September 30, 2024, The Nate Brown Show announced an syndicated partnership with FOX Sports Sioux Falls - KWSN. [6] With KWSN's estimated coverage population of over 835,000, the show rebranded its slogan to 'South Dakota's Sports Talk Show.'

As of February 4, 2025, The Nate Brown Show has done over 1,400 shows with 165,000-plus listens across all podcast platforms.




Previous station logo(s)

KIMM Radio.jpg

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KIMM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "K294BT-FM 106.7 MHz - Rapid City, SD". radio-locator.com. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  3. ↑ "KIMM Facility Record". U.S. Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ↑ "October 2017". Northpine.com.
  5. ↑ Holmes, Alisa (May 24, 1999). "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Nate Brown Show KWSN Announcement". X (formerly known as Twitter). Retrieved February 4, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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