KFMZ (Columbia, Missouri)

Last updated
KFMZ
Frequency 98.3 MHz
Ownership
OwnerContemporary Media, Inc.
History
First air date
October 12, 1971;53 years ago (1971-10-12)
Last air date
October 4, 2001;23 years ago (2001-10-04)
Technical information
Facility ID 13732
ERP 23,500 watts
HAAT 217 meters
Transmitter coordinates
 38°47′27.6″N92°17′42″W / 38.791000°N 92.29500°W / 38.791000; -92.29500

KFMZ was a radio station on 98.3 FM in Columbia, Missouri, which broadcast between 1971 and 2001.

Contents

KFMZ went off the air when its licensee, Contemporary Media, Inc., had all of its licenses cancelled in response to a Federal Communications Commission investigation. The 98.3 frequency remained vacant for 15 years until KDVC signed on in November 2016.

History

KFMZ signed on October 12, 1971. [1] The station carried an album oriented rock (AOR) format. In 1974, a fire in downtown Columbia tore through a block of businesses; KFMZ's studios were affected by smoke damage, and employees moved equipment out by hand. [2]

The president of Contemporary Media was Michael S. Rice. In 1994, Rice was convicted of sexually abusing five teenagers in Missouri. [3] The next year, the Federal Communications Commission opened a hearing to revoke the licenses of all of the stations owned by Contemporary Media and its sister companies, Contemporary Broadcasting and Lake Broadcasting. Together, the companies also owned Eldon's KBMX, as well as two additional unbuilt stations in the state and a cluster of three stations in Terre Haute, Indiana. [4]

In 1997, an FCC administrative law judge ruled that the licenses should be revoked. [5] The FCC affirmed the decision in March 1998. [3] Rice appealed, losing in federal appeals court. In March 2001, the Supreme Court refused to hear the case. [6] All Contemporary stations ceased operations by FCC order on October 4, 2001, including KFMZ, in its final years a modern rock station known as "The Buzz". [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "1994 Broadcasting Yearbook" (PDF). 1994. p. B-212. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  2. ↑ Rude III, Bert T. (March 14, 1974). "Downtown Columbia Building Burns". Kansas City Times. p. 5B. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  3. 1 2 Federal Communications Commission (June 25, 1998). "INITIAL DECISION REVOKING THE LICENSES AND CONSTRUCTION PERMITS OF CONTEMPORARY MEDIA, INC., CONTEMPORARY BROADCASTING, INC., AND LAKE BROADCASTING, INC., AFFIRMED (MM Docket No. 95-154)" . Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  4. ↑ McConnell, Chris (October 16, 1995). "Conviction may cost Rice radio licenses" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. p. 22. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  5. ↑ McConnell, Chris (August 25, 1997). "FCC judge moves to pull radio licenses" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. p. 18. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  6. ↑ Toroian, Diane (July 11, 2001). "Child molester will lose broadcast license". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. B1. Retrieved June 8, 2019. (Continued on B3)
  7. ↑ Broyles, Addie (October 5, 2001). "'The Buzz' drops off airwaves". The Maneater. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
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