KCMT

KCMT (92.1 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Green Valley, Arizona, and serving the Tucson metropolitan area. It airs a Regional Mexican radio format and is owned Lotus Communications. Its studios are on North Commerce Drive in Tucson. KCMT is often the highest-rated Spanish-language radio station in the Nielsen ratings for Tucson, competing with 105.3 KZLZ, owned by Bustos Media.[1]

KCMT
Broadcast areaTucson metropolitan area
Frequency92.1 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingLa Caliente 92.1 & 95.7
Programming
FormatRegional Mexican
SubchannelsHD2: Spanish adult hits "Exito 93.3"
Ownership
Owner
KTKT, KFMA, KLPX, KMXZ-FM, KFFN
History
First air date
February 20, 1983 (1983-02-20)
Former call signs
KFXX (1983-1991)
KQSN (1991)
KTZN (1991–1993)
KEKO (1993–1995)
KFMA (1995–2014)
Technical information
Facility ID2746
ClassC2
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT150 meters (490 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
32.290°N 111.019°W / 32.290; -111.019
Translator(s)95.7 K239CF (Tucson)
93.3 K227DX (Tucson, relays HD2)
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitekcmt.com
exito933.com (HD2)

KCMT is a Class C2 FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts. The transmitter is off Pima Mine Ranch Road in Tucson.[2] KCMT broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD2 digital subchannel carries a Spanish adult hits format as "Exito 93.3". It feeds a 200-watt FM translator at 93.3 MHz. The main signal is also heard on a 240-watt FM translator at 95.7 MHz.[3]

History

The station signed on the air on February 20, 1983 (1983-02-20).[4] Its original call sign was KFXX. It was a Class A FM station, limited to 3,000 watts of power, on a short tower in Green Valley. It was barely audible in the city of Tucson. The station's class was later boosted to C2, allowing it to increase power to 50,000 watts. Its tower was relocated into the more lucrative Tucson radio market.

In 1993, the station was acquired by Lotus Communications for $1.26 million.[5] It played alternative rock as KFMA.

Lotus already owned a Regional Mexican station on 102.1 MHz, KCMT. On March 21, 2014, Lotus switched the two stations. KCMT and its Regional Mexican format moved to 92.1 FM, while KFMA and its alternative rock sound moved to the 102.1 FM frequency.

References
  1. StationRatings.com "Tucson" Retrieved Oct. 25, 2023.
  2. Radio-Locator.com/KCMT
  3. Radio-Locator.com/K239CF
  4. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1987 page B-15. Retrieved Oct. 25, 2023.
  5. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-60. Retrieved Oct. 25, 2023.

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