KIIM-FM
Westwood One | |
Ownership | |
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Owner |
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KCUB, KHYT, KSZR, KTUC | |
History | |
First air date | March 1954 (as KTKT-FM) |
Former call signs | KTKT-FM (1954-58) KFMM (1958-79) KNDE (1979-83) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 56052 |
Class | C |
ERP | 90,000 watts (93,000 with beam tilt) |
HAAT | 621 meters (2037 ft) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | kiimfm.com |
KIIM-FM (99.5
KIIM-FM's
History
KTKT-FM and KFMM
The first FM station to
In 1958, KTKT-FM was slated to move to Mount Bigelow, the tallest peak near Tucson. That move did not materialize, but it did result in a call sign change to KFMM (FM on the Mountain). Those call letters were used for 21 years.
KTKT-FM/KFMM was sold several times in its early years: to Copper State Broadcasting Corporation in 1957 and to Lee Little in 1960. During this time, the station was powered at 30,000 watts, a third of its current power. And the tower was only 73 feet tall, keeping the station's signal only within Tucson and its close-in suburbs.
Religious KFMM and KNDE Country
In 1965, KFMM was bought by the Tucson Broadcasting Company, which also owned
format.In 1979, a new company calling itself KTUC, Incorporated, acquired KTUC and KFMM. It switched the FM station's call letters to KNDE, and became an automated country station calling itself Candy Country.
Country KIIM
In 1983, after a sale, KNDE changed its call letters again, this time to KIIM, switching to a live
Rex Broadcasting received a
In 2001,
Awards
KIIM-FM DJ Buzz Jackson was a 2006 Academy of Country Music nominee for "Personality Of The Year." In 2007, KIIM-FM was nominated for "Radio Station Of The Year" by the Academy Of Country Music. In 2007, Jackson was nominated for "medium market personality of the year" by the Country Music Association. In 2010, Buzz Jackson won the "medium market personality of the year" award from the Academy Of Country Music.
References
External links
- KIIM in the FCC FM station database
- KIIM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database