Origins
The Kentucky State Marching Band Championships first began as we know it today in 1986, when the Kentucky Music Educators Association (KMEA) first sponsored the event, with the finals held at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington. Before 1986, several other contests claimed to be the Kentucky state championship, such as Murray State's "Festival of Champions" and Middle Tennessee State University's "Contest of Champions." The first state champions were George Rogers Clark High School (4A), Glasgow High School (3A), Bremen High School (2A), and Adair County High School (1A). Also that year, 4A champion George Rogers Clark was awarded the Overall Grand Champion title. However, this "overall champion" concept was discarded after the first year, and since then, state champions have been considered by the association to be equal in stature.
The KMEA championships have been held each year in late October and occasionally early November, and with one exception, have always been a multi-round contest. In 1993, an afternoon football game played in wet snow at the finals site resulted in the cancellation of the final round, and class championships were determined by bands' placements in the semifinals earlier in the day.
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