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]
Broadcast area | Tucson metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 92.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | La Caliente 92.1 & 95.7 |
Programming | |
Format | Regional Mexican |
Subchannels | HD2: Spanish adult hits "Exito 93.3" |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KTKT, KFMA, KLPX, KMXZ-FM, KFFN | |
History | |
First air date | February 20, 1983 |
Former call signs | KFXX (1983-1991) KQSN (1991) KTZN (1991–1993) KEKO (1993–1995) KFMA (1995–2014) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 2746 |
Class | C2 |
ERP | 50,000 watts |
HAAT | 150 meters (490 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 32.290°N 111.019°W |
Translator(s) | 95.7 K239CF (Tucson) 93.3 K227DX (Tucson, relays HD2) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | kcmt.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 .[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
See also
External links
- Official KCMT Website
- KCMT in the FCC FM station database
- KCMT on Radio-Locator
- KCMT in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- K239CF in the FCC FM station database
- K239CF on Radio-Locator