KVIT

KVIT
City of license Apache Junction, Arizona
Broadcast area Phoenix, Arizona
Branding The Pulse
Frequency 90.7 MHz
Translator(s) 92.7 K224CJ (South Mountain) 10 watts
First air date 29 January 2011
Format Public Radio
Top 40
Dance Hits
Dubstep
ERP 2,000 watts
HAAT 18.0 meters (59.1 ft)
Class A
Facility ID 122359
Owner East Valley Institute of Technology
Webcast mp3 Stream
Live Player
TuneIn Radio Player
Website PulseRadio.fm

KVIT (90.7 FM) is a Phoenix metro area public radio station that airs a format consisting of Dance Hits, Top 40, and Dubstep; primarily targeted at a Adult audience, branded as The Pulse. KVIT 90.7 FM transmits from the Goldfield Ghost Town in Apache Junction, AZ and also simulcasts on K224CJ 92.7 FM on South Mountain in Phoenix. A live Internet audio stream is available, and mobile apps for both Android and iOS are available on Google Play and the iTunes App Store. KVIT is licensed to the East Valley Institute of Technology where its studios are located.

History

KVIT originally went on the air on January 29, 2011 as The Goldmine 90.7, which aired a Top 40 format.[1]

In May 2012, KVIT began simulcasting on K224CJ 92.7 FM, which previously was simulcasting KNRJ. K224CJ was previously the 92.7 signal for Energy 92.7 & 101.1, which was a Dance Hits station, on air from 2002-2008, and one of 3 similarly branded stations in the country (the others being KNGY Energy 92.7 FM in San Francisco, California and WKIE/WKIF/WDEK Energy 92.7 & 5 in Chicago, Illinois) all of which are now defunct. After Energy signed off, it became a part of a Classic Hip Hop format as 92.7 & 99.3 The Beat (still simulcasting KNRJ 101.1 FM along with K257CD 99.3 FM on North Mountain).

After KVIT added the 92.7 signal, The Goldmine began to become very dance friendly, and picked up mix shows with former Energy DJ and EVIT alumnus, DJ Perry.

On November 6, 2013, the current Dance-intensive format known as The Pulse was launched.[2][3][4]

On August 11, 2015, KVIT's format moved to new station KPNG 88.7, also owned by EVIT.

References

  1. EVIT radio students to learn craft on air from AZ Central (February 1, 2011)
  2. PHOENIX’S GOLDMINE GETS A PULSE from Radio Insight (November 6, 2013)
  3. Teens Are the Pulse of EVIT's Radio Station from EVIT.com (November 14, 2013)
  4. EVIT Radio Station Changes Name from East Valley Tribune (November 16, 2013)

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Coordinates: 33°27′29″N 111°29′31″W / 33.458°N 111.492°W / 33.458; -111.492


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