The TUCSON RADIO DIAL

Maintained by Barry Mishkind
(The Eclectic Engineer)

    Last updated 12/10/07

New! - The Tucson Radio Page: Memories!

4/17/07 - KZPT changes to KQTH
5/7/07 - KQTL changes to KEVT
4/9/07 - KZPT changes to "The Truth" ... a syndicated talk format
2/5/07 - KEVT changes to KCEE,
2007 - Jim Sloan buys KEVT 1030 and prepares to convert it to KCEE .. big band.
12/06 - KSAZ sold after the death of Phyllis Ellingher

 

AM Stations
(Stations with websites are indicated by the links)

580 KSAZ 5/.38 kW, DA-N Satellite: Stardust Memories/MOR (Marana license) Owl
690 KVOI 250 W, daytime "Traditional" (Conservative/Religious) Talk. Good Music
790 KNST 5/.5 kW, DA-1 News/Talk. Watch out for those beeps! Clear Channel
830 KFLT 50/1 kW, DA-N Religion Family Life
940 KGMS 1/.25 kW, DA-2 Religious Rock  Good Music
990 KTKT 10/1 kW, DA-2 Spanish "La Mexicana" Lotus
1030 KCEE 10/1 kW, DA-2 Big Band  One Mart
1080 KGVY 1 kW, daytime Big Band (Green Valley license) KGVY, LLC
1210 KEVT 10/.5 kW, DA-N Spanish talk (Sahuarita license) Radio Unica
1290 KCUB 1 kW Sports Talk Citadel
1330 KJLL 2/5 kW, DA-N Satellite talk (South Tucson license) Hudson
1400 KTUC 1 kW 50's & 60's MOR Citadel
1450 KWFM 1 kW Oldies Clear Channel
1490 KFFN 1 kW Sports Talk Journal
1550 KUAZ 50 kW, daytime NPR/Jazz U of A
1600 KXEW 1 kW, DA-N Spanish - Tejano  (South Tucson license) CAM


FM Stations

88.5   Translator Religion (Simulcast with KFLT, Tucson) Family Life
89.1 KUAZ 3 kW NPR/Jazz U of A
90.5 KUAT 12.5 kW Classical  (also a translator on 89.7 in West Tucson) U of A
91.3 KXCI 340 W Community/Eclectic local non-profit 
92.1 KFMA 50 kW "Alternative" Rock (Green Valley license) Lotus
92.9 KWMT 93 kW

AAA - "The Mountain"

Clear Channel
93.7 KRQQ 93 kW CHR (Yes, there are two "Q"s) Clear Channel
94.9 KMXZ 100 kW AC Journal
96.1 KLPX 100 kW Harder edged Rock Lotus
97.1 KTZR 1.75 kW Spanish Oldies (Green Valley license) Clear Channel
97.5 KSZR 6 kW Oldies  "Bob-FM" Citadel
98.3 KOHT 6 kW Rhythmic CHR (Marana license) Clear Channel
98.9   Translator NPR/Jazz (KJZZ, Phoenix) RSCC
99.5 KIIM 100 kW Country Citadel
100.5   Translator K-Love (Religious based) EMF
102.1 KCMT 100 kW Regional Spanish Lotus
102.3   Translator Religious Rock  (KLYT, Albuquerque)  
104.1 KQTH 3 kW Satellite talk radio Journal
104.9   Translator Mega Oldies (see 106.3) Journal
105.3 KZLZ 30 W Spanish (Actually a booster for a Kearny station) Todd Robinson
106.3 KGMG 440 W Mega Oldies (Oracle license) Journal
107.5 KHYT 82 kW Classic Rock Citadel

 

Some back history:

12/06 - KZLZ sold and the resold.
2/21/06 - KTZR moves to a Spanish Oldies format
2/1/06 - KZPT flips to "Z-104" ... AC format
11/24/04 - KSZR flips to "Bob-FM" ... and an oldies format.
11/6/04 - KTKT flips to Spanish
June 2004 - Scotty Johnson (KMXZ) suffers a heart attack and faces a triple bypass operation in early July.
                     Scotty drove himself to the hospital and collapsed ... needed to be shocked back to life three times.
                     He is now recovering well.
1/22/04 - KOYT becomes KWMT
12/25/03 - KWFM-FM becomes KTZR-FM;  KTZR becomes KWFM 
12/12/03 - KWFM flips from something related to oldies to Spanish: "Que Suave"
12/12/03 - KTZR flips from Spanish to "Kool Oldies"
12/5/03 - KOYT flips from country to AAA "The Mountain".
Feb 2003 - Lotus upgrades KCMT, moving to 102.1 and upping the power to 100 kW, directional
1/9/03 - KOAZ changes call letters to KSZR.
12/26/02 - KOAZ gives up on country and jumps to a Contemporary Rock format, Star 97.5
9/27/02 - KCMT gives up on oldies and goes to a "regional" Spanish format - La Caliente!
7/30/01 - Clear Channel purchases KOHT, KTZR and LMAs KXEW
            - KCUB changes from country to sports (Fox Network).
May 2001 - KCMT (Lotus) changes their mind and goes Classic Rock.
4/10/01 - KOAZ changed from Jazz to Country as "Cat Country," Lotus says they still will do Country on 101.9
4/2/01 - Call letter changes: 97.1 became KWFM-FM, and 92.9 KOYT

 


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