KMXZ-FM

KMXZ-FM (94.9 FM, "94.9 MIXfm") is a radio station serving Tucson, Arizona. Owned by Lotus Communications, it broadcasts an adult contemporary format. It is based from studios co-located with television station KGUN-TV in Tucson, and a transmitter site is at Tower Peak in the Tucson Mountains.

KMXZ-FM
CityTucson, Arizona
Broadcast areaTucson, Arizona
FrequencyFM 94.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding94.9 MIXfm
SloganThe Most Music for Your Workday
Programming
FormatAdult contemporary
Ownership
OwnerLotus Communications
(Arizona Lotus Corp.)
KCMT, KFFN, KFMA, KLPX, KTKT
History
First air date
February 1972 (as KAYN)
Former call signs
KAYN (1972-1973)[1]
KAIR-FM (1973-1978)[1]
KJYK (1978[1]-1988)
Technical information
Facility ID2434
ClassC
ERP96,500 watts
HAAT572.4 meters
Transmitter coordinates
32°14′56″N 111°6′59″W
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitemixfm.com

History

The Graham Broadcasting Company, owned by Norman and Eva Graham, built 94.9 FM as KAYN and signed it on in the third week of February 1972. "Stereo 95", however, only lasted three months. It went silent in May, and that fall, it was sold to Number One Radio, the Frank Kalil-owned company that also operated KAIR 1490, and became KAIR-FM. (The KAYN callsign was used within five years for a second station the Grahams built, 98.3 FM in Nogales.) The Surrey Broadcasting Company bought KAIR-AM-FM in 1978 and changed the FM callsign to KJYK "K-Joy FM 95", with an easy listening format; it was one of the stations that carried Chuck Cecil's "Swinging Years" for many years in Tucson. In 1984, KJYK was acquired by Citadel Broadcasting, who sold it to Duchossois Communications.

In 1988, KJYK became "Cloud 95" and then years later as "Cloud 94.9", it changed its callsign to KKLD in 1989 to match the branding. During this period, the station cycled through owners; Behan Broadcasting bought it in 1992, only for it to be sold to Apogee Radio in 1994 and then to Journal Communications a year later. At the same time, the callsign changed to KMXZ-FM and the format was flipped to Hot AC as "Mix FM".

In December 2007, KMXZ and Brad Behan of the Bobby and Brad Morning Show parted ways , with former KZPT afternoon drive personality Greg Curtis joining the morning show.

In July 2014, Journal announced that it had agreed to sell its broadcasting assets to the E. W. Scripps Company, and that both companies would spin off their publishing assets into a new company known as Journal Media Group. The transaction was completed in April 2015.[2][3]

In January 2018, Scripps announced that it would sell all of its radio stations.[4] In August 2018, Lotus Communications announced that it would acquire Scripps' Tucson and Boise clusters for $8 million.[5] The deal closed on December 12 of that year.[6]

See also

References
  1. History Cards for KMXZ-FM, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  2. "E.W. Scripps, Journal Merging Broadcast Ops". TVNewsCheck. July 30, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  3. "Scripps, Journal Merger Complete". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  4. "Scripps To Sell Its Radio Stations". All Access. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  5. "Lotus Grabs Scripps' Stations In Two Markets". Radio & Television Business Report. 2018-08-07. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  6. "Scripps Completes Sales Of Radio Stations". TV News Check. Retrieved 2018-12-12.


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