MHz
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radio station
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to
Muscatine, Iowa
Muscatine ( ) is a city in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. The population was 23,797 at the time of the 2020 census, an increase from 22,697 in 2000. The county seat of Muscatine County, it is located along the Mississippi River. The lo ...
and serving parts of
Iowa
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and
Illinois
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, including sections of the
Quad Cities
The Quad Cities is a region of cities (originally four, see History) in the U.S. states of Iowa and Illinois: Davenport and Bettendorf in southeastern Iowa, and Rock Island, Moline and East Moline in northwestern Illinois. These cities are t ...
. It airs a
mainstream rock
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format under the branding ''93.1 The Buzz''. The station is owned by Jam Media Solutions, LLC. The
transmitter
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sister station
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KWPC
KWPC (860 AM) is a commercial radio station serving the Muscatine, Iowa area. The station broadcasts a Farm format by day, with classic country music at night. The station airs regular news, weather and sports coverage. KWPC is owned by Jam Med ...
in northwest Muscatine.
When not playing music, KMCS broadcasts Iowa Hawkeye Football.
History
Call sign history
The Muscatine allocation for 93.1
MHz
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signed on the air in June 1996 as KWCC, and switched to its current KMCS call sign on November 2, 2005.
93 Country
The former KWCC was branded as ''93 Country'' from its inauguration in 1996 until 2005. During this time, the station played a
country music
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format, and mixed modern country with
classic country
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Repertoire
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. Syndicated programming included "Colleen's Classic Country USA" and "The Crook & Chase Countdown."
Mac FM 94.7 - 93.1 (2005-2013)
In November 2005, the station switched to an adult hits format, along with
Clinton
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-based sister station
KZEG
KMCN (94.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Clinton, Iowa and broadcasting an Adult Hits format under the branding ''Mac 94.7''. The transmitter for KMCN is co-located with the transmitter of sister AM station KCLN in northern Clinton. In ad ...
. Both stations were branded as "Mac FM," with the Muscatine station changing its call letters to KMCS (to stand for "Mac South"); KZEG switched its call letters to KMCN, to stand for "Mac North." The music mix included rock, pop and soul music, generally from the early 1970s to the present day.
George Lowe
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KBEA-FM
KBEA-FM (99.7 FM, "B100") is a radio station in Davenport, Iowa, serving the Quad Cities, that is licensed to Muscatine, whose format is Top 40 (CHR). The station broadcasts at a power of 100 kW, from a transmitter located near Wilton, I ...
in the Quad Cities.
93.1 The Buzz (2019-present)
On December 9, 2019, at 7 a.m., KMCS flipped to mainstream rock, branded as "93.1 The Buzz".What's the Buzz Coming to KMCS on Monday Radioinsight - December 8, 2019
MCS
Music
* Motion City Soundtrack, a pop punk / rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota
Science and technology
* Matrix cable system, submarine communications cable connecting Indonesia and Singapore
* Megawatt Charging System, electric vehicle cha ...