KZMT (101.1 FM) is a

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licensed to serve

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. The station is owned by Kevin Terry and licensed to th
Montana Radio Company, LLC
It airs a

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music format. The station was assigned the KZMT call letters by the

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on October 8,

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History

In August 2000, a deal was reached for KZMT to be acquired by Commonwealth Communications LLC from STARadio Corp. as part of a nine-station deal with a total reported sale price of $7.5 million. In October 2003, a deal was reached for KZMT to be acquired by Cherry Creek Radio from Commonwealth Communications LLC as part of a 24-station deal with a total reported sale price of $41 million. In 2014, KZMT dropped the Dial Global syndicated classic rock programming in favor of locally produced programming, with the only exception being the regional syndication of Classic rock sister
Z100 Missoula
ref>) morning show ''The Brian & Chris Show''. On April 5, 2017, Montana Radio Company announced it would acquire Cherry Creek Media's Helena stations. The purchase was consummated on July 28, 2017. On February 19, 2025. lliad Media announced it would acquire Montana Radio Company's stations and be under its

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* Radio stations in Montana, ZMT Lewis and Clark County, Montana Classic rock radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1975 1999 establishments in Montana {{Montana-radio-station-stub