KHRT-FM
Radio station in Minot, North Dakota From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
KHTZ (106.9 FM) is a radio station located in Minot, North Dakota. It is owned by Joseph Goldade's RadioDifferently LLC.
| Broadcast area | Minot, North Dakota |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 106.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | K-Hits 106 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | June 1992 (as KHRT-FM) |
Former call signs | KHRT-FM (1992-2025) |
Call sign meaning | "K-Hits" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 20488 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 105 meters (344 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | khits106.com |
From 1992 until 2024, KHRT-FM was a contemporary Christian music station owned by Faith Broadcasting Inc.; it was one of two Christian radio stations in Minot, along with co-owned KHRT. The KHRT stations ceased operations in 2024 for financial reasons; KHRT-FM was sold to Goldade in 2025 and relaunched as KHTZ on April 1.
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The initial application for the station was submitted by Richard B. Leavitt's Faith Broadcasting Inc., on February 24, 1987;[2] the construction permit was granted on December 13, 1990,[3] and the call sign KHRT-FM was assigned on January 18, 1991.[4] The station began regular broadcasting in June 1992 with a contemporary Christian music format,[5][6] operating from a 400-foot (120 m) tower south of Minot.[7] KHRT-FM concentrated on a Christian hot AC format, and also aired satellite-fed programming from Salem Communications during overnights and weekends. Although classified as a commercial radio station by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Faith Broadcasting acted as a nonprofit organization using commercial advertisements for funding, though it also took donations.
On July 31, 2024, KHRT-FM, along with AM sister station KHRT, ceased operations[8] due to lack of funding and a downturn in advertising revenue; the licenses were put up for sale.[9] The closure came four years after the death of Dick Leavitt, who had owned KHRT AM since 1982; the stations by this point were managed by his son Roy.[7] In December 2024, Faith Broadcasting agreed to sell KHRT-FM to RadioDifferently LLC for $250,000;[10] principal Joe Goldade, a Minot native, previously served as an on-air host for the Reiten Radio stations and a meteorologist for KXMC-TV before relocating to Dayton, Minnesota, as a Mayo Clinic software engineer and solution architect.[11] KHRT AM was not included in the sale[11] and surrendered its license in February 2025.[12]
Goldade intends to relaunch KHRT-FM with an undisclosed new name and format that will include coverage of local news and high school and college sports.[11] on March 26, 2025, the station's call sign will change to KHTZ.[13]
On April 1, 2025 at 8AM, following a brief tribute to the "Heart" format (in which Goldade played "Place in This World" by Michael W. Smith as a formal sign-off for the format), KHRT-FM returned to the air with a classic hits format, branded as "K-Hits 106" under new KHTZ call letters. The first songs on K-Hits were "Start Me Up" by The Rolling Stones and "Fantasy" by Mariah Carey.[14]
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