Maintained by Barry Mishkind
(The Eclectic Engineer)
Last updated 4/15/23
Also here>>> The Tucson Radio Page: Memories!
| 4/11/23 - Armando Bustos buys KDRI |
| 3/21/22 - Armando Bustos buys KZLZ (he previously owned it). |
| 3/29/21 - iHeart changed 92.9 again. This time it is KHUD. |
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1/20/21 - iHeart trys country again on 92.9. Now, The Bull; moves AC format to 97.1 |
| 1/20/20 - KEVT goes silent, owners tried to sell - and turned the license into the FCC. |
| 8/1/19 - Family Life sells KFLT to Tucson Radio LLC |
AM Stations
(Stations with websites are indicated by the links)
| 580 | KSAZ | 5/.38 kW, DA-N | Spanish Religion (Marana license) | |
| 690 | KCEE | 250 W, daytime | religion | Calvary Chapel |
| 790 | KNST | 5/.5 kW, DA-1 | News/Talk. Watch out for those beeps! | iHeart |
| 830 | KDRI | 50/1 kW, DA-N | Easy Oldies | Bustos Media |
| 940 | KGMS | 1/.25 kW, DA-2 | Religious Rock | Wilkins |
| 990 | KTKT | 10/1 kW, DA-2 | Spanish "La Buena" | Lotus |
| 1030 | KVOI | 10/1 kW, DA-2 | "Traditional" (Conservative/Religious) Talk | Bustos Media |
| 1080 | KGVY | 1 kW, daytime | Big Band (Green Valley license) | KGVY, LLC |
| 1290 | KCUB | 1 kW | Sports Talk | Cumulus |
| 1330 | KWFM | 2/5 kW, DA-N | Satellite talk (South Tucson license) | Hudson |
| 1400 | KTUC | 1 kW | 50's & 60's MOR | Cumulus |
| 1450 | KTZR | 1 kW | Sports Talk | iHeart |
| 1490 | KFFN | 1 kW | Sports Talk | Lotus |
| 1550 | KUAZ | 50 kW, daytime | NPR/Jazz | U of A |
| 1600 | KXEW | 1 kW, DA-N | Spanish - Tejano (South Tucson license) | iHeart |
FM Stations
| 88.5 | KVCC | 16 kW | VCY America | |
| 89.1 | KUAZ | 3 kW | NPR/Jazz | U of A |
| 90.1 | KCDS-LP | 59 W | Religion | Iglesia Centro de Sanidad |
| 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 |
| 91.7 | KVAN-LP | 50 W | Global Change Media | |
| 91.9 | KOHN | 10 kW | Sells, AZ voice of Tohono O'odham Nation | Tohono O'odham Nation |
| 92.1 | KCMT | 50 kW | Regional Spanish | Lotus |
| 92.9 | KHUD | 93 kW |
Country "The Bull" |
iHeart |
| 93.7 | KRQQ | 93 kW | CHR (Yes, there are two "Q"s) |
iHeart |
| 94.3 | Translator | KTKT - "La Buena" | Lotus | |
| 94.9 | KMXZ | 100 kW | AC | Lotus |
| 96.1 | KLPX | 100 kW | Harder edged Rock | Lotus |
| 97.1 | KYWD | 1.75 kW | AC (Green Valley license) | iHeart |
| 97.5 | KSZR | 6 kW | Top 40 (The Star) | Cumulus |
| 98.3 | KOHT | 6 kW | Rhythmic CHR (Marana license) | iHeart |
| 98.7 | KWXL-LP | 50 W | Pueblo High School Radio Class | Tucson School Dist. |
| 98.9 | Translator | NPR/Jazz (KJZZ, Phoenix) | RSCC | |
| 99.5 | KIIM | 100 kW | Country | Cumulus |
| 100.3 | KPYT-LP | 100 W | Voice of Pascua Yaqui Nation | Pasqua Yaqui |
| 100.5 | Translator | K-Love (Religious based) | EMF | |
| 100.7 | KPYU-LP | 50 W | Voice of Pasqua Yaqui Nation | Pasqua Yaqui |
| 101.7 | Translator | KDRI ... | Bustos Media | |
| 102.1 | KFMA | 100 kW | "Alternative" Rock (Green Valley license) | Lotus |
| 102.3 | Translator | Religious Rock (KLYT, Albuquerque) | ||
| 102.5 | KWAK-LP | 50 W | Voice of the Tohono O'odham Nation | Tohono O'odham |
| 104.1 | KQTH | 3 kW | Satellite and local talk radio | Family Life |
| 104.9 | Translator | The Groove (see 106.3) | Bustos Media | |
| 105.3 | KZLZ | 30 W | Spanish (Actually a booster for a Kearny station) | Bustos Media |
| 106.3 | KTGV | 440 W | "The Groove" (Oracle license) (Tucson-located booster) | Bustos Media |
| 107.5 | KHYT | 82 kW | Classic Rock | Cumulus |
Some back history:
| 8/1/19 - Family Life sells KFLT to Tucson Radio LLC |
| 12/13/18 - Journal sells stations |
| 11/5/18 - KPYU signs on from the Old Pueblo area. |
| Good Music sells rest of stations |
| 7/20/18 - Wilkins Radio buys 940 KGMS |
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7/25/17 - KTZR changes to Sports Talk. |
| KXCI adds a 10 kW auxiliary in mid-town |
| 3/21/14 KCMT and KFMA change frequencies (102.1 and 92.1) |
| 2/17/14 KEVT - changes to talk/sports |
| 2013 not paying a lot of attention .. .what did we miss? |
| 1/22/12 KJLL changes to KWFM |
| 11/28/11 KTZR-FM changes to KNST-FM and simulcasts KNST |
| 11/28/11 KTZR (AM) drops comedy for Spanish music |
| 11/28/11 KWMT changes to KMIY |
| 10/24/11 KGMG changes to KTGV |
| 12/ /10 KGMG installed a 10 kW booster in Tucson on 106.3 |
| 9/ /10 KEVT returns ... as an LMA Spanish Religion? |
| 7/18/10 KEVT goes silent |
| 2009 KSAZ is sold |
| 7/1/09 - KCEE and KVOI swap frequencies |
| 6/2/09 - KCEE is sold to Good News. A swap is expected with 690 and 1030 |
| 3/2/09 - KSAZ changes from country to Spanish religion, and is to be sold to Radio Hogar in Phoenix.(no app as of June) ... this never was consummated. |
| 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 (Sale later falls through) |
| 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 |
If you catch a call letter change I missed or any other error, please let me
know. Thanks!