arizona branding rock 102 slogan tucson s new rock frequency 102.1 mhz first air date 2001 as kcmt at 101.9 format modern rock erp 100 000 watts haat 81 meters class c1 facility id 87841 callsign meaning k fm frequency modulation arizona or alternative rock the format former callsigns kcmt 2000 2014 former frequencies 101.9 mhz 2001 2002 owner lotus communications corporation arizona lotus corp. sister stations ktkt kcmt fm website kfma.com kfma 102.1 fm is commercial radio station located in tucson arizona broadcasting to the tucson arizona area . kfma airs a modern rock music format . kfma has an erp of 100 000 watts . its studios are in northern tucson while the transmitter is southeast of the city . kfma was formerly broadcast on the 92.1 frequency with a repeater on 101.3 fm . the signal was sometimes hard to pick in all areas of the tucson metro area due to distance and the fact that the 92.1 frequency had an erp of 50 000 watts . to overcome this it has k267af a translator located in tucson that broadcasts on 101.3 which in many parts of tucson is much easier to hear . nevertheless lotus communications coordinated a frequency swap with kcmt because the 92.1 frequency better served their target audience while the 102.1 frequency better served the target audience of kfma contents 1 history 2 programs 3 awards 4 logos 5 references 6 external links history edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message in 1982 the station began using the calls kezg as a class a station which aired easy listening and beautiful music . after changing hands in the mid 80s it became kfxx a chr station until it was sold to bill yde . in the early 1990s the station was sold to bill yde who eventually sold it lotus radio its current owner . between october 15 1991 and september 21 1993 it was ktzn which played a rock and adult contemporary mix . 1 ktzn then became 92.1 and 101.3 the echo with the call letters keko . as the echo it was an adult album alternative station . in november 1995 the flip to kfma and alternative rock was made . kfma began streaming audio on the internet in 2003 . effective march 21 2014 kfma moved to a new signal which broadcasts on 102.1 fm . programs edit the current lunch time show is the all request drive thru lunch kfma has an evening countdown show called the 9 o clock riot where the top 5 requests of the day are played . the nationally syndicated radio show loveline is currently run in the late night spot from 10 p.m. to midnight 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. during daylight saving time which arizona does not observe . loveline airs on kfma nightly sunday to thursday . on sundays kfma has the new music test department where new songs are played on the air to determine if they should be played on the air . awards edit tucson weekly best of tucson public vote winner for its radio station category usually best rock station every year since 1996 except once . 2 logos edit kfma logo circa 1998 logo from circa 2002 until april 2004 logo from april 2004 to march 2014 references edit call sign history best of tucson 2005 external links edit official website query the fcc s fm station database for kfma radio locator information on kfma query nielsen audio s fm station database for kfma v t e tucson arizona area radio stations by am frequency 580 690 790 830 940 990 1030 1080 1210 1290 1330 1400 1450 1490 1550 1600 by fm frequency 88.1 88.5 88.9 89.1 89.7 90.5 91.3 92.1 92.9 93.7 94.9 96.1 97.1 97.5 98.3 98.5 98.7 98.9 99.5 100.3 100.9 101.3 102.1 104.1 104.9 105.3 106.3 107.5 noaa weather radio frequency 162.400 by callsign k255ac k285dl kaic kcee kcmt kcub kevt kffn kflt kflt fm kfma kgms kgvy khyt kiim fm klpx kltu kmiy kmxz fm knst koht kpyt lp kqth krdx krqq ksaz kszr ktgv ktkt ktuc ktzr kuat fm kuaz kuaz fm kvoi kwfm kwxl lp kxci kxew kywd kzlz kzmk wxl30 nearby radio markets nogales arizona nogales sonora phoenix see also list of radio stations in arizona v t e modern rock radio stations in the state of arizona by frequency 102.1 by callsign kfma by city oro valley see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in arizona see also active rock classic rock mainstream rock modern rock v t e lotus communications corporation radio stations tucson az kcmt kfma klpx ktkt bakersfield ca kchj kchj fm kiwi kpsl fm kwac fresno ca kgst khit fm kkbz klbn kseq los angeles ca kirn ktmz kwkw sacramento ca kmje kmje fm las vegas nv kbad keno klav komp krlv kwid kwwn kxpt reno nv kckq kdot khit kozz fm kply kthx fm kuub london uk top music television stations khlm ld kphe ld wtam ld coordinates 32 00 11 n 110 47 53 w 32.003 n 110.798 w 32.003 ; 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