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Lotus Communications
Lotus Communications Corporation is a media company that owns numerous radio stations and a few TV stations, and is one of the largest privately owned radio station groups in the United States. Headquarters are located in Los Angeles, and the company's President and CEO is Howard Kalmenson. Radio , Lotus has a total of 36 stations in Arizona, California, Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ..., Idaho and Washington (State). In August 2018, Lotus announced that it would acquire E. W. Scripps Company, Scripps' Tucson and Boise, Idaho, Boise clusters for $8 million. To comply with ownership limits due to its existing stations in Tucson, Lotus divested KFLT-FM, KQTH and KTGV. In June 2021, Sinclair Broadcast Group agreed to sell KNWN (AM), KOMO (AM), KNWN-FM, KOMO- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the data distribution, distribution of sound, audio audiovisual content to dispersed audiences via a electronic medium (communication), mass communications medium, typically one using the electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves), in a :wikt:one-to-many, one-to-many model. Broadcasting began with AM radio, which came into popular use around 1920 with the spread of vacuum tube radio transmitters and radio receiver, receivers. Before this, most implementations of electronic communication (early radio, telephone, and telegraph) were wikt:one-to-one, one-to-one, with the message intended for a single recipient. The term ''broadcasting'' evolved from its use as the agricultural method of sowing seeds in a field by casting them broadly about. It was later adopted for describing the widespread distribution of information by printed materials or by telegraph. Examples applying it to "one-to-many" radio transmissions of an individual station to multiple listeners appeared as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
KOMO-TV
KOMO-TV (channel 4) is a television station in Seattle, Washington, United States, affiliated with American Broadcasting Company, ABC. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside Bellevue, Washington, Bellevue-licensed The CW, CW affiliate KUNS-TV (channel 51). The two stations share studios within KOMO Plaza (formerly Fisher Plaza) in the Lower Queen Anne section of Seattle adjacent to the Space Needle; KOMO-TV's transmitter is located in the city's Queen Anne, Seattle, Queen Anne neighborhood. KOMO-TV signed on in December 1953 as the flagship station of Seattle-based Fisher Broadcasting; originally an NBC affiliate, it was the television extension to KNWN (AM), KOMO (1000 AM), which was a sister station until 2021. The station became Seattle's ABC affiliate in 1959 when KING-TV affiliated with NBC after a year-long transition period; it has generally ranked second in the city's television market ratings behind KING-TV throughout its existence. History Beginnings KOMO-TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
KWAC (AM)
KWAC (1490 AM) is a Spanish language sports radio station serving the Bakersfield, California, area as a TUDN Radio affiliate. This station is under ownership of Lotus Communications. Its studios are located in southwest Bakersfield, while its transmitter is located south of downtown Bakersfield. History KWAC went on the air in 1956 as KMAP, owned by Morris Mindel. The station was sold in 1958 and became KWAC in 1961 when its owner, KMAP, Inc., was sold. The station was previously an affiliate of ESPN Deportes Radio ESPN Deportes Radio was an American Spanish language sports radio network created and produced by Disney-owned ESPN. Programming included call-in talk shows and commentary from hosts about a full range of sporting events, including soccer, .... After ESPN Deportes Radio was discontinued on September 8, 2019, the station became an affiliate of TUDN Radio. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
KFBG (FM)
KFBG (100.7 FM, "Frontera 100.7") is a commercial radio station that is licensed to San Diego, California and broadcasts a Regional Mexican format. KFBG is a owned by Lotus Communications. Its transmitter is atop Mount Soledad in La Jolla. History as KFMB-FM Jazz (1959–1960) A sister station to existing AM station KFMB (760 AM) under the ownership of Transcontinent Television Corporation, the station signed on as KFMB-FM on 100.7 FM on September 21, 1959, initially with a jazz format. A previous KFMB-FM station signed on in April 1947 and broadcast until 1950 on 101.5 MHz. Beautiful music (1960–1975) By the summer of 1960, KFMB-FM transitioned to beautiful music, which the station described as the "golden sound of refined musical fare". In 1964, Transcontinent sold the KFMB/KFMB-FM/KFMB-TV cluster to Midwest Television, a company controlled by the Meyer family and based in Champaign, Illinois, at the time. In the late 1960s, the format was called "Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
KFWB
KFWB (980 AM) is a commercial radio station in Los Angeles, California. KFWB is owned by Lotus Communications, and airs a classic regional Mexican music radio format. The station has a colorful history, being the radio voice of Warner Bros. Studios in the early days of broadcasting, and a long-time Group W (later CBS Radio) station from 1966 to 2016. It has kept the same call sign throughout its 100-year history. KFWB broadcasts with 5,000 watts of power from a non-directional antenna shared with KLAC on North Indiana Avenue near Lincoln Park in Eastside Los Angeles. The station's studios and offices are on Barham Boulevard, near the Universal City complex. History The Warner Bros. years KFWB first signed on the air March 3, 1925, initially on the frequency of 950 kHz. The station was started by Sam Warner, a co-founder of Warner Bros. The station launched the careers of such stars as Ronald Reagan, Alan Ladd and Bing Crosby during the " Golden Age of Radio. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
KIRN
Kirn () is a town in the Bad Kreuznach (district), Bad Kreuznach Districts of Germany, district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Kirner Land. Kirn is a Central place theory, middle centre serving an area on the Nahe (Rhine), Nahe and in the Hunsrück. Geography Location Kirn lies in a landscape characterized by the Nahe (Rhine), Nahe valley and the valley of the Hahnenbach, cut deeply into the Lützelsoon, roughly 10 km northeast of Idar-Oberstein and 30 km west of Bad Kreuznach. The valley floors are heavily settled in places, whereas the steep slopes in the higher areas are mostly bare of buildings and decked with forest. Rising up above the woodland canopy in many places are freestanding quartzite crags. Particularly striking among these are the Oberhauser Felsen, the Kallenfels and the Wehlenfelsen north of the town. Flowing through the unhurried inner town is the Hahnenbach, which rises in the Hunsrück, and not too much f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
KTMZ
KTMZ (1220 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Pomona, California. Owned by Lotus Communications, KTMZ simulcasts Los Angeles-based KWKW (1330 AM), carrying that station's "" news/talk and sports format. It also carries live Spanish-language broadcasts of Los Angeles Rams NFL football and Orange County SC USL Championship soccer. Despite being a Class B station, KTMZ is powered at only 250 watts. It uses a directional antenna with a three-tower array. The transmitter is on Riverside Drive near Roswell Avenue in Chino. The signal covers several communities on the border between Los Angeles County and San Bernardino County. History KKAR Good Music The station began broadcasting December 23, 1960, as KKAR.1971 Broadcasting Yearbook', Broadcasting, 1971. p. B-24. Retrieved September 13, 2019.History Cards for KTMZ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
KWKW
KWKW (1330 AM broadcasting, AM) is a radio station in Los Angeles, California, United States, featuring a Talk radio, news/talk and sports radio, sports format known as , 1330 AM. Owned by Lotus Communications, the station services Greater Los Angeles and much of surrounding Southern California and, since September 2019, has been the Los Angeles Network affiliate, affiliate for Univision Communications, Univision's TUDN Radio. Having adopted the current sports format on October 1, 2005, KWKW is the Spanish language flagship station for multiple Los Angeles professional sports franchises including the Los Angeles Rams, Rams, Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, Clippers, Los Angeles Kings, Kings, Los Angeles Angels, Angels and the LA Galaxy. KWKW itself is Southern California's oldest Spanish language radio station, having begun operations in 1941 at KMRB, and licensed to Pasadena and transferring to KAZN, —also based in Pasadena—in 1950. KWKW's programming and call sign moved to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
KFMA
KFMA (102.1 Hertz, MHz) is a commercial radio, commercial FM broadcasting, FM radio station city of license, licensed to Oro Valley, Arizona, and broadcasting to the Tucson metropolitan area. KFMA airs an active rock radio format, format and is owned by Lotus Communications. The radio studio, studios and offices on North Commerce Drive. KFMA has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations. The transmitter is on West Zinnia Road in Tucson, near North Kalin Avenue. History Easy listening (1982-198?) In 1982 the station began using the call sign KEZG. It aired an easy listening and beautiful music format with quarter hour sweeps of instrumental cover versions of popular songs and soft vocals. Top 40 (198?-1991) After changing hands in the mid-1980s it became KFXX, a Top 40 station. In the early 1990s, the station was sold to Bill Yde, who eventually sold it Lotus Communications, Lotus Radio, its current owner. Rock (1991–1993) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
KLPX
KLPX (96.1 FM) is a commercial radio station in Tucson, Arizona. It is owned by Lotus Communications and airs a classic rock radio format. Local DJs are heard during the day and the syndicated " Nights with Alice Cooper" show is heard evenings. The station uses the slogan "#1 for Classic Rock". KLPX's studios and offices are on North Commerce Drive. Its transmitter is located on Tower Peak in the Tucson Mountains near Saguaro National Park. History KCEE-FM first signed on the air on August 16, 1967. It was owned by Strauss Broadcasting Company, which had acquired the construction permit from Associated Broadcasters of Tucson, Inc., before it went on the air, and was a sister station to KCEE (790 AM, now KNST). At first, it simulcast its AM counterpart, but later programmed a beautiful music format. On July 4, 1979, Lotus bought KCEE-FM and changed its call sign to KTKT-FM, as a companion to KTKT (990 AM). On February 26, 1981, KTKT-FM became KLPX. That was coup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
KMXZ-FM
KMXZ-FM (94.9 MHz, "94.9 MIXfm") is a commercial FM radio station in Tucson, Arizona. It is owned by Lotus Communications and broadcasts an adult contemporary format, switching to Christmas music for much of November and December. The studios and offices are on East Rosewood Drive. KMXZ has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 96,500 watts. The transmitter site is on West Hidden Canyon Drive in Tucson Estates, atop Tower Peak in the Tucson Mountains. KMXZ broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its digital subchannels carry several formats: HD2 is Spanish Hot Adult Contemporary, HD3 is Regional Mexican and HD4 is Sports as a simulcast of co-owned KFFN. History Stereo 95 (1972) The station signed on the air on in February 1972. It was licensed to the Graham Broadcasting Company, owned by Norman and Eva Graham. The original call sign was KAYN. "Stereo 95", however, only lasted three months. KAIR-FM (1972–1978) It went silent in May, and that fall, it was sold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
KCMT
KCMT (92.1 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Green Valley, Arizona, and serving the Tucson metropolitan area. It airs a regional Mexican radio format and is owned by Lotus Communications. Its studios are on North Commerce Drive in Tucson. KCMT is often the highest-rated Spanish-language radio station in the Nielsen ratings for Tucson, competing with 105.3 KZLZ, owned by Bustos Media. KCMT is a Class C2 FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts. The transmitter is off Pima Mine Ranch Road in Tucson. KCMT broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD2 digital subchannel carries a Spanish hot AC format as "Exito 93.3". It feeds a 200-watt FM translator at 93.3 MHz. The main signal is also heard on a 240-watt FM translator at 95.7 MHz. History The station signed on the air on . Its original call sign was KFXX. It was a Class A FM station, limited to 3,000 watts of power, on a short tower in Green Valley. It was bare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
