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| Broadcast area | Tucson metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 99.5MHz |
| Branding | KIIM 99.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Westwood One |
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| KCUB,KHYT,KSZR,KTUC | |
| History | |
First air date | March1954 (as KTKT-FM) |
Former call signs | KTKT-FM (1954-58) KFMM (1958-79) KNDE (1979-83) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 56052 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 90,000watts (93,000 withbeam tilt) |
| HAAT | 621 meters (2037 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | kiimfm.com |
KIIM-FM (99.5MHz) is acommercialradio station inTucson, Arizona. It is owned byCumulus Media and airs acountry musicradio format. Studios and offices are located on Oracle Road in North Tucson.
KIIM-FM'seffective radiated power (ERP) is 90,000watts (93,000 withbeam tilt).[2] Thetransmitter is off West Hidden Canyon Drive in Tucson.[3] The signal extends fromFlorence andCasa Grande to theMexico-U.S. border.
The first FM station tosign on in Tucson was 99.5KTKT-FM, in March 1954.[4] Thomas J. Wallace, owned the station, along withAM 1490KTKT (now atAM 990). KTKT-FM mostlysimulcast the AM station's programming.
In 1958, KTKT-FM was slated to move toMount Bigelow, the tallest peak near Tucson. That move did not materialize, but it did result in acall sign change toKFMM (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.
In 1965, KFMM was bought by the Tucson Broadcasting Company, which also ownedAM 1400KTUC.[5] KFMM aired aChristian radio format.
In 1979, a new company calling itself KTUC, Incorporated, acquired KTUC and KFMM. It switched the FM station's call letters toKNDE, and became an automated country station calling itself Candy Country.
In 1983, after a sale, KNDE changed its call letters again, this time toKIIM, switching to a livecountry music format, and becoming the only country outlet on FM.[6] There was one other country station, co-ownedAM 1290KCUB, which specialized in a more personality and information country format.
Rex Broadcasting received aconstruction permit from theFederal Communications Commission to boost power to 100,000watts, coupled with a sizable increase in antenna height. KIIM proved so successful, Rex Broadcasting decided to switch its AM station to the same call letters. AM 1290 became KIIM, while FM 99.5 becameKIIM-FM.[7] Several years later, KIIM switched back to the KCUB call sign, as aclassic country outlet.
In 2001,Citadel Broadcasting purchased both KIIM-FM and KCUB, switching the AM station to asports radio format, but keeping the highly rated KIIM-FM as a country outlet.[8] Citadel was acquired by current owner,Cumulus Media, in 2011. Cumulus has switched many of its country stations to theNash FM brand. While KIIM-FM carries some Nash FM shows, it still identifies itself as "Country Favorites KIIM-FM".
KIIM-FMDJ Buzz Jackson was a 2006Academy 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 theCountry Music Association. In 2010, Buzz Jackson won the "medium market personality of the year" award from the Academy Of Country Music.
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