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KMCS

KMCS
KMCS-2013logo.jpg
City Muscatine, Iowa
Branding Vintage Sound 93.1 FM
Frequency 93.1 MHz
First air date June 1, 1996 (as KWCC)
Format Classic rock/Adult album alternative
ERP 4,400 watts
HAAT 117 m (384 ft)
Class A
Facility ID 47086
Transmitter coordinates 41°26′34″N 91°04′33″W / 41.44278°N 91.07583°W / 41.44278; -91.07583Coordinates: 41°26′34″N 91°04′33″W / 41.44278°N 91.07583°W / 41.44278; -91.07583
Callsign meaning K MaC South (previously mirrorcasted with 94.7 as Mac FM)
Former callsigns KWCC (1996-2005)
Affiliations Learfield Sports
Owner Prairie Radio Communications
(WPW Broadcasting, Inc.)
Sister stations KWPC
Webcast Listen Live
Website Vintage931.com

KMCS (93.1 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Muscatine, Iowa and serving parts of Iowa and Illinois, including sections of the Quad Cities. It airs a radio format mixing classic rock and adult album alternative rock under the branding Vintage Sound 93.1 FM. The station is owned by Prairie Radio Communications. The transmitter for KMCS is co-located with the transmitter of AM sister station KWPC in northwest Muscatine.

When not playing music, KMCS broadcasts Iowa Hawkeye Football and occasional special broadcasts of community events, along with local air personalities Tony Tone, Wes Jordan, Pippa, and an evening syndicated show from Alice Cooper. All 3 local personalities were previously heard on KBEA-FM in the Quad Cities.

The station is an affiliate of the syndicated Pink Floyd program "Floydian Slip."

As of April 2014 KMCS is an affiliate of the syndicated Alice Cooper show "Nights With Alice Cooper."

The Muscatine allocation for 93.1 MHz signed on the air in June 1996 as KWCC, and switched to its current KMCS call sign on November 2, 2005.

The former KWCC was branded as 93 Country from its inauguration in 1996 until 2005. During this time, the station played a country music format, and mixed modern country with classic country. Syndicated programming included "Colleen's Classic Country USA" and "The Crook & Chase Countdown."


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