Lotus Communications Corporation is a media company that owns numerous

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and a few

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, and is one of the largest privately owned radio station groups in the

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. Headquarters are located in

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, and the company's President and CEO is Howard Kalmenson.

Radio

, Lotus has a total of 34 stations in

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California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

, and

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. In August 2018, Lotus announced that it would acquire Scripps' Tucson and Boise clusters for $8 million. To comply with ownership limits due to its existing stations in Tucson, Lotus divested KQTH and

KTGV KTGV (106.3 FM, "106.3 The Groove") is a radio station licensed to Oracle, Arizona, and serving the Tucson, Arizona area. Owned by Bustos Media, it broadcasts a rhythmic oldies format. History KTGV goes back to the mid-1980s, when KTTZ went ...

. In June 2021,

Sinclair Broadcast Group Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (SBG) is a publicly traded American telecommunications conglomerate that is controlled by the descendants of company founder Julian Sinclair Smith. Headquartered in the Baltimore suburb of Cockeysville, Maryland, ...

agreed to sell KOMO (AM), KOMO-FM,

KVI KVI (570 AM) is a commercial radio station in Seattle, Washington. Owned by Lotus Communications, it airs a conservative talk radio format called "News Talk 570 KVI." Its transmitter is on Vashon Island and its studios and offices are located ...

and

KPLZ KPLZ-FM (101.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Seattle, Washington. KPLZ is owned and operated by Lotus Communications and airs a hot adult contemporary radio format, switching to Christmas music for much of November and December. KPLZ ha ...

to Lotus Communications for $18 million. Sinclair retained

KOMO-TV KOMO-TV (channel 4) is a television station in Seattle, Washington, United States, affiliated with ABC. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside Bellevue-licensed Univision affiliate KUNS-TV (channel 51). Both stations share studios w ...

, plus rights to the KOMO call letters.

Arizona

Tucson

KFFN KFFN (1490 AM) is a commercial radio station in Tucson, Arizona. It is owned by Lotus Communications and it broadcasts a sports radio format. KFFN airs syndicated programming from ESPN Radio. KFFN is powered at 1,000 watts non-directional. ...

AM 1490 *

KTKT KTKT (990 AM) – branded ''La Buena 94.3'' – is a commercial Spanish language adult hits radio station licensed to serve Tucson, Arizona. Owned by Lotus Communications, the covers the Tucson metropolitan area and Southern Arizona. The ...

AM 990 *

KCMT KCMT (92.1 FM) is an American Regional Mexican radio station that serves Tucson, Arizona. KCMT is licensed to broadcast from Green Valley, Arizona (a southern suburb of Tucson), and broadcasts on the frequency of 92.1 MHz. KCMT is owned b ...

FM 92.1 *

KMXZ-FM KMXZ-FM (94.9 MHz, "94.9 MIXfm") is a commercial FM radio station in Tucson, Arizona. It is owned by Lotus Communications and broadcasts an adult contemporary format, switching to Christmas music for much of November and December. The studios ...

94.9 *

KLPX KLPX (96.1 FM) is a commercial radio station in Tucson, Arizona. It is owned by Lotus Communications and airs a classic rock radio format. Local DJs are heard during the day and the syndicated "Nights with Alice Cooper" show is heard evening ...

FM 96.1 *

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. ...

FM 102.1

California

Los Angeles

KWKW KWKW (1330 AM) is a commercial Spanish language radio station licensed to serve Los Angeles, California, featuring a sports format known as "Tu Liga Radio 1330". Owned by Lotus Communications, the station services Greater Los Angeles and mu ...

AM 1330 *

KTMZ KTMZ (1220 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Pomona, California. Owned by Lotus Communications, KTMZ operates as a simulcast of Los Angeles-licensed KWKW, carrying that station's Spanish-language sports format as an affiliate of TUDN ...

AM 1220 *

KIRN Kirn is a town in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. It is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Kirner Land. Kirn is a middle centre serving an area on the Nahe and in the Hunsrück. Geography Location Kirn lies in a la ...

AM 670 *

KFWB KFWB (980 AM) is a commercial radio station in Los Angeles, California. It airs a classic Regional Mexican music format. KFWB is owned by Lotus Communications. The station has a colorful history, being the radio voice of Warner Bros. Studios i ...

AM 980

Bakersfield

* KWAC AM 1490 * KCHJ AM 1010 *

KQKZ KQKZ (92.1 FM "Q92.1") is a commercial radio station that is licensed to serve the community of Bakersfield, California. It is owned by Lotus Communications. Its studios are located in southwest Bakersfield, while its transmitter is located n ...

92.1 *

KIWI Kiwi most commonly refers to: * Kiwi (bird), a flightless bird native to New Zealand * Kiwi (nickname), a nickname for New Zealanders * Kiwifruit, an edible berry * Kiwi dollar or New Zealand dollar, a unit of currency Kiwi or KIWI may also ref ...

FM 102.9 *

KPSL-FM KPSL-FM (96.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Bakersfield, California, United States, the station serves the Bakersfield area. The station is currently owned by Lotus Communications. History ;KIFM ...

96.5

Fresno

KGST KGST (1600 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Fresno, California, broadcasting an ethnic radio format. It is owned by Lotus Communications with studios on East Olive Avenue in Fresno. The station uses a brokered programming plan, with sh ...

AM 1600 *

KSEQ KSEQ is a commercial radio station located in Fresno, California, broadcasting to the Fresno, California and Visalia, California, areas on 97.1 FM. KSEQ airs a rhythmic Top 40 music format branded as Q97-1 (pronounced "Q-Ninety Seven One"). It ...

FM 97.1 *

KLBN KLBN is a commercial radio station located in Fresno, California, broadcasting on 101.9 FM. KLBN airs a Regional Mexican music format branded as "La Buena". Its studios are located just north of downtown Fresno, and the transmitter tower is i ...

FM 101.9 *

KKBZ KKBZ (105.1 FM, "The Blaze") is an American radio station broadcasting a Mainstream rock format. Licensed to Auberry, California, the station serves the greater Fresno/Clovis area. The station is currently owned by Lotus Communications. Its st ...

FM 105.1 *

KHIT-FM KHIT-FM (107.1 FM) is a radio station airing a Spanish adult contemporary format. Licensed to Madera, California, United States, the station serves the Fresno area. It first began broadcasting in 1990 under the call sign KJDN. The station is cur ...

107.1

Sacramento

* KVMX AM 890 *

KVMX-FM KVMX-FM (92.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Placerville, California, United States, and serving the Sacramento area with a Ranchera format, branded as "La Ranchera". The station is currently owned by Lotus Communications, who bought the the ...

92.1

Idaho

Boise

KRVB KRVB is a commercial radio station located in Boise, Idaho, broadcasting to the Boise, Idaho area on 94.9 FM. KRVB airs an adult album alternative music format branded as "The River" (a reference to Boise and nearby Snake Rivers). History Ful ...

94.9 *

KQXR KQXR is a commercial radio station licensed in Payette, Idaho, broadcasting to the Boise, Idaho metro area on 100.3 FM. The station is owned by Lotus Communications with studios located at 5257 Fairview Avenue #260, Boise, Idaho 83706. "The X" ...

100.3 *

KJOT KJOT (105.1 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station in Boise, Idaho. It is owned by Lotus Communications and carries an adult hits radio format known as Jack FM. KJOT plays a wide variety of hits from the 1960s until today, concentrating most ...

105.1 *

KTHI KTHI (107.1 FM, "107.1 K-Hits") is a commercial radio station located in Caldwell, Idaho, broadcasting to the Boise, Idaho, area. KTHI airs a classic hits music format. History The station launched in 1983 as a country station branded as "C-1 ...

107.1

Nevada

Las Vegas

KENO Keno is a lottery-like gambling game often played at modern casinos, and also offered as a game in some lotteries. Players wager by choosing numbers ranging from 1 through (usually) 80. After all players make their wagers, 20 numbers (some va ...

AM 1460 * KRLV AM 920 * KOMP FM 92.3 * KXPT FM 97.1 *

KWID KWID (101.9 FM, "La Buena 101.9") is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Las Vegas, Nevada. The station is owned by Lotus Communications and broadcasts a Spanish-language adult hits format. The KWID studios are located in the uninco ...

FM 101.9 *

KWWN KWWN (1100 AM) is a radio station licensed to Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The station is owned by Lotus Communications. Programming includes the UNLV Rebels football and men's basketball teams, the Las Vegas Aces, ESPN Radio talk shows a ...

AM 1100 *

KLAV KLAV (1230 AM) is a commercial radio station located in Las Vegas, Nevada. Owned by Lotus Communications, the station airs a betting-focused all-sports radio format featuring programming from the locally-based Vegas Stats & Information Network ...

AM 1230 *

KKGK KKGK (1340 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, serving the Las Vegas area. Owned by Lotus Communications, its studios and offices are located on West Flamingo Road in the unincorporated community of Sprin ...

AM 1340

Reno

* KPLY AM 630 * KFOY AM 1060 *

KHIT KHIT (1450 AM, "CBS Sports Radio 94.1 - 1450") is a commercial radio station that broadcasts a sports radio format. It is licensed to Reno, Nevada, United States and serves the Reno area. The station is currently owned by Lotus Communications. ...

AM 1450 *

KTHX-FM KTHX-FM (94.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Sun Valley, Nevada, it serves the Reno metropolitan area and Lake Tahoe. The station is owned and operated by Lotus Communications. The radi ...

94.5 *

KWEE KWEE (100.1 FM, "100.1 We FM") is a commercial radio station licensed to Dayton, Nevada, and serving the Reno metropolitan area and Lake Tahoe. It is owned by Lotus Communications and broadcasts an adult hits radio format. The radio stu ...

FM 100.1 *

KDOT KDOT, K-Dot, or K.Dot may refer to: * KDOT (FM) * Kansas Department of Transportation * K.Dot, former stage name of American rapper Kendrick Lamar Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper and songwriter. Known for hi ...

FM 104.5 *

KOZZ-FM KOZZ-FM (105.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station located in Reno, Nevada. The station airs a classic rock format. Its studios are located on Plumb Lane in South Reno, and its transmitter is located on Slide Mountain. The station signed on ...

105.7

Washington

Seattle

AM 570 * KNWN AM 1000 *

KNWN-FM KNWN-FM (97.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Oakville, Washington, and serving the Seattle metropolitan area and the Olympic Peninsula. It is owned by Lotus Communications. KNWN-FM broadcasts an all-news radio format, simulcas ...

97.7 *

KPLZ-FM KPLZ-FM (101.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Seattle, Washington. KPLZ is owned and operated by Lotus Communications and airs a hot adult contemporary radio format, switching to Christmas music for much of November and December. KPLZ ha ...

101.5

Television

All of Lotus' television stations are affiliated with

Multimedios Television Canal 6 (alternately known as Multimedios Televisión) is a network of Spanish language television stations primarily concentrated in northeastern Mexico and the southwestern United States. The system is part of Grupo Multimedios. The flagship st ...

, Telemax & Mira TV. *

KHLM-LD KHLM-LD, virtual channel 12 (VHF digital channel 10), is a low-powered CTN owned-and-operated television station licensed to Houston, Texas, United States. The station is owned by the Clearwater, Florida-based Christian Television Network. KHL ...

channel 43, Houston, Texas *

KPHE-LD KPHE-LD (channel 44) is a low-power television station in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, affiliated with the Spanish-language LATV network. It is owned by Gray Television alongside CBS affiliate KPHO-TV (channel 5) and independent station ...

channel 44, Phoenix, Arizona

References

External links

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