KMA-FM

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 KMAland Broadcasting LLC[2]

KMA-FM
CityClarinda, Iowa
Broadcast areaWestern Iowa
Northwestern Missouri
BrandingKMAland 960 AM and 99.1 FM
Frequency99.1 MHz
First air date1977
FormatTalk
(simulcast of KMA (AM), Shenandoah, Iowa)
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT299 meters (981 ft)
ClassC1
Facility ID35106
Transmitter coordinates40°33′12″N 95°07′18″W
Call sign meaningNamed for KMA founder Earl May
Former call signsKSWI (1977–1979)
KQWI (1979–1989)
KQIS (1989)
KMA-FM (1989–1992)
KKBZ (1992–2008)
Former frequencies106.3 MHz (1977–1989)
106.1 MHz (1989–1995)
99.3 MHz (1995–2010)[1]
AffiliationsWestwood One
OwnerKMAland Broadcasting LLC
Sister stationsKMA
Websitekmaland.com

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 2010.

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


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