American radio and television broadcast company
Lotus Communications Corporation Company type Private Industry Broadcasting Founded 1962; 63 years ago (1962 ) Headquarters Key people
Howard Kalmenson (CEO) Website www
Lotus Communications Corporation is a media company that owns numerousradio stations and a fewTV stations , and is one of the largest privately owned radio station groups in theUnited States . Headquarters are located inLos Angeles , and the company's President and CEO is Howard Kalmenson.
As of May 2025[update] Arizona ,California ,Nevada ,Idaho andWashington (State) .
In August 2018, Lotus announced that it would acquireScripps ' Tucson andBoise clusters for $8 million. To comply with ownership limits due to its existing stations in Tucson, Lotus divestedKQTH andKTGV .[ 1]
In June 2021,Sinclair Broadcast Group agreed to sellKOMO (AM) ,KOMO-FM ,KVI andKPLZ to Lotus Communications for $18 million. Sinclair retainedKOMO-TV , plus rights to the KOMO call letters.[ 2]
KFFN AM 1490 /KMXZ HD-4 FM 94.9 - ESPN Tucson (Sports)K232FD FM 94.3 /KTKT AM 990 - La Buena (Spanish Oldies) K239CF FM 95.7 /KCMT FM 92.1 - La Caliente (Regional Mexican) KMXZ-FM 94.9 - Mixfm (Adult Contemporary)KLPX FM 96.1 - KLPX (Classic Rock)KFMA FM 102.1 - Rock KFMA (Active Rock)K227DX FM 93.3 /KLPX -HD3 FM 96.1 - Hank FM (Classic Country) KWKW AM 1330 - Noticias & Deportes (Spanish Talk & Sports)KTMZ AM 1220 - Simulcast OfKWKW For The Inland EmpireKIRN AM 670 - Radio Irán (Ethnic Iranian)KFWB AM 980 - La Mera Mera (Classic Regional Mexican)KWAC AM 1490 - Tu Liga Radio (Spanish Sports)K229CD FM 93.7 /KCHJ AM 1010 - El Gallito (Ranchera & Norteña Oldies) KQKZ FM 92.1 - Retro (Bilingual Adult Contemporary)KIWI FM 102.9 - Radio Lobo (Regional Mexican)KPSL-FM 96.5 - Ritmo FM (Spanish Rhythmic)KGST AM 1600 - Multicultural (Brokered Programming)KSEQ FM 97.1 - Q (Rhythmic Contemporary)KLBN FM 101.9 - La Buena (Regional Mexican)KKBZ FM 105.1 - Caliente (Hispanic Rhythmic)KHIT-FM 107.1 - Exitos (Spanish Adult Hits)K284CM FM 104.7 /KSAC AM 890 - Fox Sports (Sports) KVMX-FM 92.1 - La Ranchera (Ranchera & Classic Regional Mexican)KSAC-FM 105.5 - Simulcast OfKVMX-FM San Diego
KFBG FM 100.7 - Frontera (Regional Mexican)[ 3] KRVB 94.9 - The River (Adult Album Alternative)KQXR 100.3 - The X (Active Rock)KJOT 105.1 - Jack FM (Adult Hits)KTHI 107.1 - Hank FM (Classic Country)KENO AM 1460 - Deportes Vegas (Spanish Sports)KRLV AM 920 - Raider Nation Radio (Sports)KOMP FM 92.3 - KOMP (Active Rock)KXPT FM 97.1 - The Point (Classic Rock)KWID FM 101.9 - La Buena (Spanish Adult Hits)K265EZ FM 100.9 /KWWN AM 1100 - ESPN Las Vegas (Talk/Sports) KLAV AM 1230 - VSIN Las Vegas The Game (Sports)K255CT FM 98.9 /KKGK AM 1340 - Fox Sports (Talk/Sports) K234BS FM 94.7 /KXPT -HD2 FM 97.1 - Hank FM (Classic Country) KPLY AM 630 - Fox Sports (Sports)KFOY AM 1060 - Radio For America (Conservative Talk)K231CS FM 94.1 /KHIT AM 1450 - ESPN Radio (Talk/Sports) K232EA FM 94.3 /KTHX-FM 94.5 - Qué Buena (Regional Mexican) KXZZ FM 100.1 - Hank FM (Classic Country)KDOT FM 104.5 - Rock (Active Rock)KOZZ-FM 105.7 - KOZZ FM (Classic Rock)KVI AM 570 - Talk Radio (Conservative Talk)KNWN AM 1000 - Northwest News Radio (All-News)KNWN-FM 97.7 - FM Simulcast OfKNWN (AM) SeattleKPLZ-FM 101.5 - Hank FM (Classic Country)All of Lotus' television stations are affiliated withMultimedios Television ,Telemax & Mira TV.
On June 4, 2021, it was announced that Lotus Communications would sellKHLM-LD to the Christian Television Network for $1.1 million.[ 4] [ 5]
On March 11, 2022,Gray Television (owner ofCBS affiliateKPHO-TV and independent stationKTVK ) filed an application to acquireKPHE-LD for $1.75 million.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
^ "Lotus Grabs Scripps' Stations In Two Markets" .Radio & Television Business Report . August 7, 2018. RetrievedNovember 12, 2018 .^ "More Details On Lotus' Purchase Of Sinclair's Seattle Radio Properties" .RadioInsight . RetrievedJune 19, 2021 .^ Venta, Lance (December 18, 2024)."Lotus Communications To Acquire KFBG San Diego" .RadioInsight . RetrievedDecember 19, 2024 . ^ "Assignments" .Licensing and Management System .Federal Communications Commission . June 4, 2021. RetrievedJune 7, 2021 .^ "Notification of Consummation" .Licensing and Management System .Federal Communications Commission . August 18, 2021. RetrievedOctober 15, 2021 .^ "Assignments" .Licensing and Management System .Federal Communications Commission . March 11, 2022. RetrievedMarch 11, 2022 .^ "Notification of Consummation" .Licensing and Management System .Federal Communications Commission . May 4, 2022.Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. RetrievedMay 9, 2022 .^ Jacobson, Adam (July 21, 2021)."Philip Falcone's New Venture Snags Another LPTV Property" .Radio and Television Business Report .Archived from the original on September 29, 2022. RetrievedJanuary 25, 2023 .
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