KMXV
Encyclopedia
KMXV Mix 93.3 is a Top 40 (CHR)
station based in Kansas City
, Missouri
, United States
. The Wilks Broadcasting outlet operates at 93.3 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW. Its current slogan is "Kansas City's #1 Hit Music Station". It is also one of two Top 40's competing in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the other being KCHZ
.
The station was sold off by CBS Radio
to Wilks Broadcasting in November 2006 as part of a nation-wide reduction of radio stations by CBS.
and rival KCHZ
offering more rhythmic content than KMXV, Mix has maintained high ratings for years. However, this changed in late 2010, when KCHZ began overtaking them in the ratings, as that station is ranked #2 with a 6.2 share, while Mix has a 5.6 share and ranked #5. Also, the station began leaning more towards rhythmic content, while slightly edging away from its long-time adult lean.
, Maroon 5
, Kelly Clarkson, Jesse McCartney
, Destiny's Child, Daughtry, Pink, Nick Lachey, Bon Jovi, Jordin Sparks
, and Lifehouse
have performed. It has been running for 14 years and is usually held in June. The concert was staged at the Sandstone Amphitheater
in Bonner Springs, Kansas
, although in 2011 the venue was switched to Worlds of Fun
in Kansas City, Missouri
.
Saturday
Sunday
1 pm- 7 pm: Various DJs
7pm- 10 pm: Mix Music
10pm- Midnight: Fox All-Access
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
station based in Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, United States
United States
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. The Wilks Broadcasting outlet operates at 93.3 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW. Its current slogan is "Kansas City's #1 Hit Music Station". It is also one of two Top 40's competing in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the other being KCHZ
KCHZ
KCHZ , known as "95.7 The Vibe", is a Contemporary Hit Radio radio station serving the Kansas City metropolitan area from Ottawa, Kansas. The Cumulus Broadcasting outlet operates at 95.7 MHz with an ERP of 96 kW. Its transmitter is located near Linwood, Kansas.-History:KCHZ began...
.
The station was sold off by CBS Radio
CBS Radio
CBS Radio, Inc., formerly known as Infinity Broadcasting Corporation, is one of the largest owners and operators of radio stations in the United States, third behind main rival Clear Channel Communications and Cumulus Media. CBS Radio owns around 130 radio stations across the country...
to Wilks Broadcasting in November 2006 as part of a nation-wide reduction of radio stations by CBS.
History
The station began in 1958 as KCMK-FM, a classical station, but had several format changes (primarily country) over the next sixteen years. In 1974, KWKI-FM (call letters which began in 1971) became "The Rock of Kansas City." With this format, it became the first true mainstream FM rock station in Kansas City. After a short period of religious programming beginning in 1978, the station achieved its strongest ratings to date with a switch to soft adult contemporary as KLSI-FM, Classy 93, in 1982. Following the purchase of the station by Apollo Broadcasting in 1990, the call letters were changed to KMXV-FM (Mix 93), although the same general format continued. In 1994, a change to "Mix 93.3" offered a heavily dance-leaning rhythmic Top 40 direction. By 1996, it had returned to a more broad-based mainstream Top 40 approach that at times leaned towards adult/modern product. Despite being in competition with adult top 40 station KLZRKLZR
KLZR is a radio station in Lawrence, Kansas, broadcasting to the Topeka and Kansas City areas on 105.9 FM.KLZR-FM airs a hot adult contemporary music format branded as "Lazer 105.9".-History:...
and rival KCHZ
KCHZ
KCHZ , known as "95.7 The Vibe", is a Contemporary Hit Radio radio station serving the Kansas City metropolitan area from Ottawa, Kansas. The Cumulus Broadcasting outlet operates at 95.7 MHz with an ERP of 96 kW. Its transmitter is located near Linwood, Kansas.-History:KCHZ began...
offering more rhythmic content than KMXV, Mix has maintained high ratings for years. However, this changed in late 2010, when KCHZ began overtaking them in the ratings, as that station is ranked #2 with a 6.2 share, while Mix has a 5.6 share and ranked #5. Also, the station began leaning more towards rhythmic content, while slightly edging away from its long-time adult lean.
Concert
Mix 93.3 produces an annual, day-long concert every year with the title "Mix 93.3's RED WHITE & BOOM". Artists such as Ashlee SimpsonAshlee Simpson
Ashlee Nicole Simpson is an American singer and actress. In 2004, she rose to prominence with the success of her number-one debut album Autobiography and the reality series, The Ashlee Simpson Show. In October 2005, following a North American concert tour and a film appearance, Simpson released...
, Maroon 5
Maroon 5
Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. While they were in high school, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Adam Levine, keyboardist Jesse Carmichael, bass guitarist Mickey Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick formed a garage band called Kara's Flowers and released one album...
, Kelly Clarkson, Jesse McCartney
Jesse McCartney
Jesse McCartney is an American singer-songwriter, actor and voice actor. McCartney achieved fame in the late 1990s on the daytime drama All My Children as JR Chandler. He later joined boy band Dream Street, and eventually branched out into a solo musical career...
, Destiny's Child, Daughtry, Pink, Nick Lachey, Bon Jovi, Jordin Sparks
Jordin Sparks
Jordin Brianna Sparks is an American pop / R&B singer-songwriter and actress. She hails from Glendale, Arizona who rose to fame as the winner of the sixth season of American Idol. Sparks won when she was 17 years old, making her the youngest winner in Idol history...
, and Lifehouse
Lifehouse (band)
Lifehouse is an American rock band from Los Angeles. The band came to mainstream prominence in 2001 with the hit single "Hanging by a Moment" from their debut studio album, No Name Face. The single won a Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Single of the Year, beating out Janet Jackson and Alicia...
have performed. It has been running for 14 years and is usually held in June. The concert was staged at the Sandstone Amphitheater
Sandstone Amphitheater
Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone is an open-air amphitheater in Bonner Springs, Kansas, near the Village West development...
in Bonner Springs, Kansas
Bonner Springs, Kansas
Bonner Springs is a river city in Johnson, Leavenworth, and Wyandotte counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is a suburb in the Kansas City, Missouri Metropolitan Area. The vast majority of the city, which lies in Wyandotte County, is part of the "Unified Government" which contains Kansas City,...
, although in 2011 the venue was switched to Worlds of Fun
Worlds of Fun
Worlds of Fun is an amusement park in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. The park opened in 1973 and was originally built by Lamar Hunt and Jack Steadman . In 1995 Hunt-Midwest sold Worlds of Fun to Cedar Fair Entertainment Co., which currently owns the park...
in Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
.
Current Programming Lineup as of October 2011
Monday-Friday- Midnight-6 am: Mix Music
- 6 am-10 am: Rocket and Teresa Show (with Ponch)
- 10 am-3 pm: The Jenny Matthews Show
- 3 pm-7 pm: Dave-O
- 7 pm-Midnight: KC's #1 Night Show with Steve Serrano
- 7:00 pm: "Top 7 @ 7"
- 8:00 pm: "Mix it or Nix it"
- 8:30 pm: "Sexy 6"
- 9:00 pm: "Fab 5 @ 9"
- 10:00 pm: Mix Music
Saturday
- 2-6 am: Mix Music
- 6 am-10 am: Rocket and Teresa Rewind
- 10 am-6 pm: Various DJs
- 6 pm-Midnight: Open House Party w/ John Garabedian
Sunday
- Midnight-7 am: Mix Music
- 7 am-11 am: The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40
- 11 am-1 pm: Round Trip with Dave-O
1 pm- 7 pm: Various DJs
7pm- 10 pm: Mix Music
10pm- Midnight: Fox All-Access
KMXV alumni
- Kelly Urich (now at KZPT)
- Karen Barber
- Cabana Boy (now at KBFF, Portland, OregonPortland, OregonPortland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
) - Danny Douglas
- Mat Mitchell (now at KRBE-FMKRBE-FMKRBE , is a Top 40 radio station based in Houston, Texas, United States. The studios located in Suite 700 of the Chase building at 9801 Westheimer Road in the Westchase District in western Houston. The transmitter facilities located in Missouri City...
, Houston, TexasHouston, TexasHouston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
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