KMA-FM

Simulcasts KMA, Shenandoah
Clarinda, Iowa United States
Broadcast area	Western Iowa Northwestern Missouri
Frequency	99.1 MHz
Branding	KMAland 960 AM and 99.1 FM
Programming
Format	Talk
Affiliations	ABC News Radio Compass Media Networks Westwood One St. Louis Cardinals Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	KMAland Broadcasting, LLC
Sister stations	KMA
History
First air date	1977 (1977)
Former call signs	KSWI (1977–1979) KQWI (1979–1989) KQIS (1989) KMA-FM (1989–1992) KKBZ (1992–2008)
Former frequencies	106.3 MHz (1977–1989) 106.1 MHz (1989–1995) 99.3 MHz (1995–2010)[1]
Call sign meaning	Named for KMA founder Earl May
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	35106
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	299 meters (981 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°48′4″N 94°54′6.9″W / 40.80111°N 94.901917°W / 40.80111; -94.901917
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.kmaland.com

KMA-FM (99.1 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a talk radio format as a simulcast of KMA, Shenandoah, Iowa. Licensed to Clarinda, Iowa, United States, the station is currently owned by KMAland Broadcasting, LLC^[3]

History

What is today KMA-FM went on the air in 1977 on 106.3 MHz as KSWI. The first callsign reflected its initial owners, Southwest Iowa Stereo. Not long after signing on, however, Kendall Light, the station's owner, died. In 1979, the station was sold by Light's estate and became KQWI.

In 1989, KQWI moved to 106.1 MHz and was able to broadcast with 50,000 watts; by the fall of 1989, it began its first stint as KMA-FM. In 1995, the station, KKBZ with a hot adult contemporary format, was approved to move to 99.3, and the current 99.1 frequency was obtained in 2010.