KMHT

Station Information

Call Letters: KMHT

Frequency: 1450 AM

Location: Marshall, TX

KMHT was co-owned with KLUE in Longview, TX

KMHT banned and burned The Beatles!

Evidence of the Ban:

The Amarillo Globe-Times on August 4, 1966, wrote, "In announcing the ban at Station KMHT at Marshall, Manager Paul Williams said, 'I think we should have banned the records years ago in the interest of good music.' KMHT and its sister station KLUE at Longview, have not only banned the Beatle discs but have scheduled 'a neighborhood bonfire Friday to destroy the records.' "

Notes:

In 1966, KMHT broadcast "high fidelity radio programming" from 5:30 AM to 11 PM. The station had news headlines hourly, and featured fishing news daily Monday through Saturday at 6:25 AM with reports from area lakes.

KMHT carried American league baseball games and "area and college sports as scheduled." Both KMHT and its sister station KLUE described themselves in newspaper ads promoting college football broadcasts as "East Texas' Sports-Minded Stations."

On Sundays, the station featured "religious programming and selected music features" from 6:45 AM until noon.

Current Info:

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