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| Broadcast area | San Diego metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 94.1MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Star 94-1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Hot adult contemporary |
| Subchannels | |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
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| KGB,KGB-FM,KHTS-FM,KIOZ,KLSD,KOGO,KSSX | |
| History | |
First air date | 1949 (as KFSD-FM) |
Former call signs | KFSD-FM (1948–1961) KFSD (1961) KOGO-FM (1961–1972) KFSD-FM (1972–1997) KXGL (1997–1998) KJQY (1998–2001) KMSX (2001) |
Call sign meaning | K "MY 94.I" (derived from previous station name) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 58821 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 77,000watts |
| HAAT | 210 meters (690 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°50′20″N117°15′00″W / 32.839°N 117.250°W /32.839; -117.250 |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | star941fm.iheart.com |
KMYI (94.1FM) is a commercialradio station inSan Diego, California, airing ahot adult contemporary musicformat. It is owned byiHeartMedia. Its studios are located in San Diego'sKearny Mesa neighborhood on the northeast side, and thetransmitter is located inLa Jolla. It broadcasts from theKGTV Tower, shared with several other San Diego FM stations andKGTV.[1] KMYI is the oldest continuously operating FM station in the San Diego metropolitan area.
The station is the San Diego affiliate forOn Air with Ryan Seacrest, and is one of few Hot AC stations to carry the program.
KMYI broadcasts inHD. It carries thenews/talk programming ofsister stationKOGO on its HD2 sub-channel. In November 2018, KMYI activated an HD3 sub-channel, which aired a Soft AC format branded as "The Breeze." It was off for a period of time but then came back on with aBilingual classic hits format branded as "Retro".
The stationsigned on in 1949 using thecall signKFSD-FM andsimulcasting KFSD (now KOGO).[2] It carried the AM station's format ofMiddle of the Road music with news and personalities. As one of the earliest FM stations inSouthern California, it was originally powered at 100,000watts, and even today has more power (77,000 watts) than most of its rivals, which normally are limited to 50,000 watts.
As FM radios became more available, especially among the affluent andaudiophiles, KFSD-FM adopted aclassical music format in 1956, for which it was known for nearly four decades.
KFSD-FM was sold by Lotus Communications toNationwide Communications in 1996. The new owners decided classical music would not have enough listeners and revenue, so the format was switched toclassic hits as "94.1 The Eagle" on January 16, 1997, with the call lettersKXGL.[3] KXGL was acquired in 1998 byJacor Communications, which was later acquired byClear Channel Communications. Today,KXGL is aclassic hits station inAmarillo, Texas, also branded as “The Eagle.”
On August 10, 1998, KXGL dropped the classic hits music format and call letters, switching tosoft adult contemporary music asKJQY, known asK-Joy 94.1 to compete with leading AC stationKYXY.[4] (The K-Joy call sign was on a previous KYXY competitor, KJQY, which is now the current incarnation of KSON.)
In 2000, KJQY changed to a new format calledSoft Oldies. WhenOldies station KBZT left the format in November of that year, KJQY became a mainstream oldies station (later moving to95.7 and99.3 and rebranded as "KOOL").[5]
On November 21, 2001, KJQY swapped formats and call letters withMix 95.7, also owned by Clear Channel. 94.1 (now with the placeholder KMSX calls) then beganstunting with a loop ofChristmas music. At the same time, the station administered a poll, asking listeners what they would like to hear, and later began informing listeners to find out the poll results at 3 p.m. on December 25, 2001.
The stunting continued until the advertised date and time, which at that point, the station's callsign becameKMYI, flipped to its present Hot AC format and branded asMy 94.1. The first song under the Hot AC format was "Breathe" byFaith Hill.[6][7] For a time, KMYI was simulcast inTemecula, California onKMYT until December 2, 2004, when KMYT switched to asmooth jazz format.
On September 19, 2005, noted San Diego radio duo "Jeff and Jer" came to KMYI, and the station was rebranded asStar 94-1, picking up both the morning show and the moniker fromKFMB-FM, which had switched toadult hits and joinedJack FM earlier in the year.[8] The station adopted the "San Diego's Best Variety" slogan to reflect its broadcast area, although it has recently began using the corporate "More Music, More Variety" slogan on air.
Clear Channel Communications becameiHeartMedia in 2014. Through all of the changes that have occurred since becoming a hot AC station, the one constant at KMYI had taken place during the final weeks of the year: Up until 2014, KMYI had an annual tradition of playing all Christmas music, returning to its regular Hot AC format on December 26. This ended in 2015 to focus onNew Year's Eve music content instead.
Today, KMYI's chief rivals are KYXY, which has moved closer to a Hot AC format to gain younger listeners, andKXSN, which broadcasts aClassic Hits format and calls itselfSunny 98.1, competition for this station is established by playingsongs from the 1990s at the bottom of each hour.
KMYI has had many morning shows throughout the years:
When the station first flipped to Hot AC in 2001, KMYI recruited Jagger and Kristi from KFMB-FM; their tenure lasted until summer 2005, when they would move toXHRM.
Upon rebranding as "Star 94-1" in 2005, KMYI picked up theJeff and Jer Showgram. 2005 also saw the addition of notable personality Delana, who originally came in to co-host with Jeff and Jer.
On August 20, 2009, Jeff and Jer exited KMYI, and were replaced by AJ Machado from sisterTop 40 stationKHTS-FM. On August 31, 2009, "AJ in the Morning" debuted on “Star” with most of the former "Playhouse" cast, with the exception of Geena The Latina, who remains at KHTS-FM.
In June 2012, the morning show was replaced with Jesse Lozano, who re-located to San Diego to host mornings on KMYI. Jesse also voicetracks in afternoons onKIIS-FM inLos Angeles, and is also known as Boy Toy Jesse.
On August 16, 2019, it was announced that Tati from sister stationKSSX would move to KMYI as morning co-host with Jesse Lozano.[9] The newly rebranded "Jesse and Tati" program debuted on August 26. This change comes as outgoing co-host Delana announced her move to the afternoon drive spot, in addition to her role on iHeart'sPride Radio network.
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