KCMQ
KCMQ (96.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Columbia, Missouri, the station is currently owned by the Zimmer Radio Group.
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| City | Columbia, Missouri |
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| Broadcast area | Columbia, Jefferson City, Rolla, St. James, Owensville, Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri |
| Frequency | 96.7 MHz |
| Branding | 96.7 KCMQ |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Zimmer Radio Group (Zimmer Radio of Mid-Missouri, Inc) |
| KTGR, KTGR-FM, KTXY, KWOS, KZWV, KATI, KCLR-FM, KFAL, | |
| History | |
First air date | 1972 (as KTGC) |
Former call signs | KTGC (1972-1978) |
Call sign meaning | K Columbia MissQuri (Q is a substitute for the O) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 74583 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 278 meters (912 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°41′30.00″N 92°5′44.00″W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kcmq.com |
KCMQ’s signal is 100 kW, being heard throughout Columbia, Lake of the Ozarks, Jefferson City, Rolla, Owensville, and even Western St. Louis and Eastern Kansas City. It is also heard on 103.1 K276DI (once used for KTGR 1580) in Columbia.
KCMQ also carries Kansas City Chiefs football games & programming for Columbia.
History
KCMQ started its life as an MOR format, before flipping to Top 40/CHR during the second quarter of 1983, known as "Q97", marking it one out of the 2 dominant CHR stations in the mid-Missouri market at the period, with the other being KTXY. Throughout the 1980s and continued into the first 2 quarters of the 1990s, KCMQ and KTXY were both dominant CHR stations in the mid-Missouri market. But it wasn't until 1994 when KCMQ ended its 11-year CHR relationship and flipped to country. Right around that point, the station used to operate along with KTGR 1580 KHz branded as Kix 96.7, airing country music. With the slogan, “Your #1 Choice for Today’s Young Country”. In the late 1990s, the station aired an active rock format, which transitioned over time to classic rock.
Programming Schedule
The current programming:
- 5 am – 10 am: The Morning Shag with Shags and Trevor
- 10 am – 2 pm: Kelly
- 2 pm – 7 pm: Tim Taylor
- 7 pm – 12 am: Nights With Alice Cooper
Weekend syndicated shows include Dee Snider's House Of Hair and Flashback with Matt Pinfield.
External links
- KCMQ in the FCC FM station database
- KCMQ on Radio-Locator
- KCMQ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database