KCMQ (96.7
FM) is a
radio station
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broadcasting a
classic rock
Classic rock is a US radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the mid 1990s, prima ...
format. Licensed to
Columbia, Missouri, the station is currently owned by the Zimmer Radio Group.
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
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1580) in Columbia.
KCMQ carries
Kansas City Chiefs
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The ...
football games.
The station has received
NAB Marconi Radio Awards :''"Marconi Award" links here. Note that in the Netherlands, the radio academy awards are also called Marconi Awards.''
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in multiple years for best rock radio station in the country.
[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/244183/nab-announces-marconi-award-winners-2/]
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
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Weekend syndicated shows include Dee Snider's House Of Hair and Flashback with Matt Pinfield.
Station history
* 1967–1976: Top 40
* 1976–1978: Country
* 1978–1993: Top 40
* 1993–1996: Country
* 1996–1998: Hard rock
* 1998–present: Classic rock
References
External links
KCMQ website
CMQ
Classic rock radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1972
1972 establishments in Missouri
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