KCMT (92.1
FM) is an American
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican is a Latin music radio format encompassing the musical genres from the different parts of rural Mexico and the Southwestern United States. Genres include banda, country en espaƱol, Duranguense, grupero, mariachi, New Mexico ...
radio station
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that serves
Tucson, Arizona
, "(at the) base of the black ill
, nicknames = "The Old Pueblo", "Optics Valley", "America's biggest small town"
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. KCMT is licensed to broadcast from
Green Valley, Arizona
Green Valley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Pima County, Arizona, United States. The population was 22,616 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Green Valley is located along the western side of the Santa Cruz Ri ...
(a southern suburb of Tucson), and broadcasts on the frequency of 92.1 MHz. KCMT is owned by small radio company
Lotus Communications
Lotus Communications Corporation is a media company that owns numerous radio stations and a few TV stations, and is one of the largest privately owned radio station groups in the United States. Headquarters are located in Los Angeles, and the comp ...
. Its studios and transmitter are located separately in Northwest Tucson.
KCMT has been the highest-rated Spanish-language radio station in the Tucson radio market in the
Arbitron
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ratings.
On March 21, 2014, KCMT moved from 102.1 FM to 92.1 FM, swapping frequencies with alternative rock-formatted
KFMA
KFMA (102.1 FM) is commercial radio station located in Tucson, Arizona, broadcasting to the Tucson, Arizona area. KFMA airs an active rock music format. It runs the week day jumpstart with Riley week mornings. KFMA has an ERP of 100,000 watts. ...
.
See also
*
List of radio stations in Arizona
The following is a list of FCC-licensed radio stations in the U.S. state of Arizona, which can be sorted by their call signs, frequencies, cities of license, licensees, and programming formats.
List of radio stations
Defunct
* KAKA
* KCKY ( ...
External links
Official KCMT Website
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Mexican-American culture in Arizona
CMT
Regional Mexican radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1983
1983 establishments in Arizona
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Lotus Communications stations
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