KCMO-FM
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| Broadcast area | Kansas City, Missouri |
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| Branding | 94-9 KCMO |
| Slogan | Greatest Hits of the 60s and 70s |
| First air date | 1989 |
| Frequency | 94.9 MHz |
| Format | Oldies |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| Class | C0 |
| Callsign meaning | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Owner | Cumulus Media |
| Website | www.949kcmo.com |
KCMO-FM, branded 94-9 KCMO, is an oldies station that serves the Kansas City metropolitan area. The station, owned by Cumulus Broadcasting, was acquired from Susquehanna Radio in 2006. Its transmitter is located in Independence, Missouri.
One of the first FM stations in Kansas City, KCMO-FM struggled to find a niche in the dense media market. Starting in 1977, KCMO (under various call letters) floated between easy listening, country, and Top-40 formats. In 1983, Meredith Corporation (which had owned KCMO-FM for years) sold both of the KCMO radio stations to Richard Fairbanks, a one-time owner of what is now WXIA-TV in Atlanta, Georgia. Fairbanks, in turn, sold both stations in 1985 to Summit Communications Group, who then sold the stations to the Gannett Company the following year. In 1989, KCMO-FM struck gold when it introduced Oldies 95 (although they broadcast at 94.9 MHz.) The last of WHB's listeners flocked from the former AM powerhouse in a matter of months, prompting that station's conversion to farm radio.
In 1993, Gannett sold KCMO-AM/FM to Bonneville International, the then-owner of KMBZ. Four years later, Bonneville sold all three of its Kansas City stations together with three radio stations in Seattle, Washington to Entercom Communications. Susquehanna Radio bought both KCMO stations from Entercom in 2000, as Entercom was forced to sell the KCMO stations after its purchase of Sinclair Broadcast Group's radio stations (KQRC-FM, KXTR-FM and KCIY) left it two stations over the FCC's ownership limit within a single market. Susquehanna subsequently merged with Cumulus Media in mid-2006.
KCMO-FM enjoyed modest ratings, but by 2005 drifted lower as most baby boomers retired. To reflect the increasing inclusion of music from the 1970s, the Oldies moniker was dropped in April. Since then, KCMO-FM has reclaimed a top 10 position in the area.
[edit] External links
- 94-9 KCMO's Web site
- Dick Wilson and Company's Web site
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KCMO
By frequency: 88.5 | 89.3 | 90.1 | 90.7 | 90.9 | 91.5 | 91.9 | 92.3 | 93.3 | 94.1 | 94.9 | 95.7 | 96.1 | 96.5 | 97.3 | 97.7 | 98.1 | 98.9 | 99.7 | 100.1 | 100.7 | 101.1 | 102.1 | 103.3 | 104.3 | 105.1 | 105.5 | 105.9 | 106.5 | 107.3 | 107.7
By call sign: KANU | KBEQ | KCCV | KCFX | KCHZ | KCJK | KCKC | KCMO | KCUR | KCXM | KFKF | KJHK | KKFI | KKJO | KKWK | KLJC | KLRQ | KLZR | KMAJ | KMJK | KMXV | KMZU | KPOW | KPRS | KQRC | KRBZ | KTBG | KUDL | KWJC | KYYS | WDAF
See also: Kansas City (FM) (AM)
