KMA-FM

KMA-FM
City Clarinda, Iowa
Broadcast area Western Iowa
Northwestern Missouri
Frequency 99.1 MHz
First air date 1977
Format Talk
(simulcast of KMA (AM), Shenandoah, Iowa)
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 299 meters (981 ft)
Class C1
Facility ID 35106
Transmitter coordinates 40°33′12.00″N 95°7′18.00″W / 40.5533333°N 95.1216667°W / 40.5533333; -95.1216667Coordinates: 40°33′12.00″N 95°7′18.00″W / 40.5533333°N 95.1216667°W / 40.5533333; -95.1216667
Callsign meaning Named for KMA founder Earl May
Former callsigns KSWI, KQWI (1979-1989), KQIS (1989), KMA-FM (1989-1992), KKBZ (1992-2008)
Affiliations Westwood One
Owner KMA Broadcasting, L.P.
Sister stations KMA
Website kmaland.com

KMA-FM (99.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a talk radio format as a simulcast of KMA (AM), Shenandoah, Iowa. Licensed to Clarinda, Iowa, United States, the station is currently owned by KMA Broadcasting, L.P. [1]

History

What is today KMA-FM went on the air in 1977 on 106.3 MHz as KSWI. The first callsign reflected its initial owners, Southwest Iowa Stereo. Not long after signing on, however, Kendall Light, the station's owner, died. In 1979, the station was sold by Light's estate and became KQWI.

In 1989, KQWI moved to 106.1 MHz and was able to broadcast with 50,000 watts; by the fall of 1989, it began its first stint as KMA-FM. In 1995, the station, KKBZ with a hot adult contemporary format, was approved to move to 99.3, and the current 99.1 frequency was obtained in 2006.

References

  1. ↑ "KMA-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-02-20.


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