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{{short description|Radio station in Centralia, Washington}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name             = KZTM
| logo             = KZTM La Zeta 102.9 logo.png
| city             = [[McKenna, Washington]]
| area             = [[Olympia, Washington|Olympia]] and [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]]
| branding         = ''La Zeta 102.9''
| frequency        = 102.9 [[MHz]] {{HD Radio}}
| airdate          = {{start date|1966}} (as KGME-FM)
| format           = [[Regional Mexican]]
| subchannels      = HD2: [[Latin pop|Spanish pop]] (“Urbana”)
| language         = [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
| erp              = 70,000 [[watt]]s
| haat             = {{convert|668|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class            = C
| facility_id      = 33829
| coordinates      = {{coord|46|58|31|N|123|08|16|W|region:US-WA_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning = "Zeta"
| former_callsigns = KGME-FM (1966–1968)<br>KELA-FM (1968–1983)<br>KMNT (1983–2005)<br>KNBQ (2005–2013)<br>KYNW (2013–2016)<br>KFOO (2016–2017)<br>KFNY (2017–2019)
| affiliations     =
| owner            = [[Bustos Media]]
| licensee         = Bustos Media Holdings, LLC
| sister_stations  = [[KDDS-FM]], [[KMIA (AM)|KMIA]], [[KZNW (FM)|KZNW]]
| webcast          = {{listenlive|https://laradiodeseattle.com}}
| website          = {{URL|https://laradiodeseattle.com}}
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
'''KZTM''' (102.9 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[Regional Mexican]] radio station serving the [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]] and [[Olympia, Washington]] area. Owned and operated by [[Bustos Media]], through licensee Bustos Media Holdings, LLC, the station is licensed to [[McKenna, Washington]]. The transmitter site is in [[Capitol State Forest]] near [[Olympia, Washington|Olympia]], while its studios are located in [[Kent, Washington|Kent]].
==History==
=== Early years (1966–2004) ===
This station signed on in 1966 as '''KGME-FM''', with [[Centralia, Washington|Centralia]] as its city of license. In 1968, the station changed its callsign to '''KELA-FM''', holding this callsign until 1983 when the calls changed to '''KMNT'''. During the 1990s, KMNT was branded as "The Mountain", and served the Centralia/Chehalis area.
=== Country (2004–2011) ===
In 2004, their tower moved to Capitol Peak near Olympia, the station shifted their focus to the South Sound, adopted a new call sign of '''KNBQ''' and a new branding: "Q Country 102.9". Its studios were moved to Tacoma as well.
=== Sports (2011–2013) ===
On November 4, 2011, at 7 a.m., KNBQ started simulcasting [[sports talk]] station [[KJR (AM)|KJR]], becoming "Sports Radio 950 and 102.9 KJR".<ref>http://www.950kjr.com/pages/KJR_Expands_11_2_11.pdf{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>[https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/54156/kjr-seattle-adds-fm-simulcast/ KJR Seattle Adds FM Simulcast]</ref> The station's calls were not changed because its sister station [[KJEB|KJR-FM]], located on 95.7 FM, already has them. This is a similar move made by [[KFRC-FM]] [[San Francisco]], [[WCFS-FM]] [[Chicago]], and [[WSBB-FM]] [[Atlanta]] after those stations began simulcasting [[KCBS (AM)|KCBS]], [[WBBM (AM)|WBBM]] and [[WSB (AM)|WSB]] (respectively) due to their sister stations owning the same calls with the -FM suffix having a different format from the AM counterpart and did not want to transfer them over.
=== Adult top 40 (2013–2016) ===
On June 14, 2013, at 10 a.m., KNBQ flipped to [[Adult Top 40]] as "102.9 Now," targeting Olympia and the South Sound region. The first song on "Now" was "[[Poker Face (Lady Gaga song)|Poker Face]]" by [[Lady Gaga]].<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/83816/clear-channel-launches-102-9-now-seattle/  Clear Channel Launches 102.9 Now Seattle]</ref> The KJR simulcast moved to KJR-FM HD2. On June 19, 2013, the station took the '''KYNW''' call sign. It is noted that both this station and [[Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex|Dallas/Fort Worth area]] [[sister station]] [[KDMX]] shared the same branding and logo. Although KDMX flipped to Adult Top 40 in 2012, it was unsuccessful as it reverted to its [[Hot adult contemporary|Hot AC]] format. Most of the station's airstaff consisted of voicetracked and syndicated shows from Johnjay & Rich (from sister [[KZZP]] [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]), [[On-Air with Ryan Seacrest]], [[Mario Lopez]], and "The Rendevouz" with Simon Marcel and Kim Iversen.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/a-and-e/entertainment/simon-badinter-talks-syndicated-radio-show-the-rendezvous/article/439644 |title=Simon Badinter talks syndicated radio show 'The Rendezvous' |date=July 29, 2015 |author=Markos Papadatos |work=Digital Journal |access-date=December 11, 2019}}</ref> Lori Bradley was the station's only local host, hosting middays from 10am-2pm.
=== Alternative (2016–2017) ===
On January 13, 2016, KYNW announced they will be changing formats on January 19 at Noon, and began redirecting listeners to sister station [[KBKS-FM]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/95941/iheart-planning-seattletacoma-changes/|title=IHeart Shuffles Four Seattle/Tacoma Stations}}</ref> At that time, after playing "[[Hello (Adele song)|Hello]]" by [[Adele]] and the first minute of "[[Counting Stars (song)|Counting Stars]]" by [[OneRepublic]], KYNW's format moved to KBKS (and was modified to a more broad-based [[Hot AC]]); at the same time, KYNW flipped to [[alternative rock]] as "ALT 102.9." The first (and ultimately last) song on "ALT" was "[[Smells Like Teen Spirit]]" by [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]].<ref>[http://formatchange.com/kynw-becomes-alt-102-9/ KYNW Becomes Alt 102.9]</ref> The move was part of a format shuffle on four of iHeart's Seattle stations, with KBKS's Mainstream Top 40 format moving to 93.3 FM, displacing [[KJR-FM|KUBE]]'s longtime Rhythmic Top 40 format, which would move to [[KTDD (FM)|KKBW]]. KKBW's [[active rock]] format would be modified to [[alternative rock|alternative]] and move to KYNW.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.insideradio.com/free/iheart-rearranges-seattle-fm-dial/article_6e283350-beea-11e5-b337-4ba8973f1551.html|title = IHeart Rearranges Seattle FM Dial| date=19 January 2016 }}</ref> On February 5, 2016, KYNW changed its call letters to '''KFOO''', referencing the Seattle-based band [[Foo Fighters]].
=== Smooth jazz (2017–2019) ===
On November 1, 2017, iHeart announced that they would acquire [[KPTR (AM)|KFNQ]], [[KJAQ]], and [[KZOK-FM|KZOK]] from [[Entercom]] as part of its merger with [[CBS Radio]], and divest KFOO and [[KTDD (FM)|KUBE]] to the Ocean Station Trust in preparation for their sale to a third-party (which was completed on December 19).<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/120711/entercom-trades-boston-seattle-spin-offs-iheartmedia-richmond-chattanooga-2/  Entercom Trades Boston/Seattle Spin-Offs to iHeartMedia for Richmond/Chattanooga]</ref> As part of the impending divestment, the station swapped callsigns with '''[[KFOO (AM)|KFNY]]''' in [[Riverside, California]] on November 14, 2017. On December 11, 2017, KFNY switched to an unbranded [[smooth jazz]] format with the slogan "The South Sound’s Smooth Jazz Station" as interim programming,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/121588/alt-102-9-tacoma-flip/|title=Alt 102.9 & KUBE 104.9 Tacoma Move To Placeholder Formats|date=2017-12-11|work=RadioInsight|access-date=2017-12-11|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>[https://formatchange.com/alt-102-9-signs-off/ Alt 102.9 Signs Off]</ref> while the previous alternative format and "ALT" branding were moved to an [[HD Radio]] subchannel of [[KJAQ]] as ''Alt 96.5 HD2''.
=== Spanish (2019–present) ===
On May 6, 2019, Bustos Media acquired KFNY from iHeartMedia's divestiture trust for $3 million.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/176592/bustos-acquires-kfny-from-iheart-divestiture-trust/ Bustos Acquires KFNY From IHeart Divestiture Trust]</ref> On June 28, 2019, KFNY flipped to [[regional Mexican]]. The purchase by Bustos Media was consummated on July 1, 2019, with the new owners changing the station's call sign to '''KZTM'''.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/179060/la-z-moves-in-seattle/ La Z Moves in Seattle]</ref>
In 2021, Bustos filed an application to relocate KZTM's transmitter to a site northwest of [[Shelton, Washington|Shelton]], in order to improve the station's coverage into Seattle and the [[Olympic Peninsula]]. The station would operate with an effective radiated power of 90,000 watts. In addition, KZTM changed their city of license from Centralia to [[McKenna, Washington|McKenna]].<ref>[https://fccdata.org/?facid=&call=KZTM&ccode=1&city=&state=&country=US&zip=&arn=&party=&lmspf=&lmspl=&party_type=LICEN&latd=&lond=&lang=en fccdata.org]</ref><ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/211734/fcc-report-8-15-stolz-palm-springs-translators-receive-notices-of-violations/ FCC Report 8/15: Stolz' Palm Springs Translators Receive Notices of Violations]</ref>
==HD radio==
As of August 2019, KZTM is carried on [[HD Radio]].
*102.9 '''HD1''' simulcasts the analog format from the standard 102.9 FM frequency.
*102.9 '''HD2''' airs a Spanish rhythmic contemporary format branded as "Urbana".<ref>http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=14 HD Radio Guide for Seattle-Tacoma</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{Official website|https://laradiodeseattle.com}}
{{FM station data|790782|KZTM}}
{{Olympia-Centralia Radio}}
{{Seattle Radio}}
{{Spanish Radio Stations in Washington}}
{{Bustos Media}}
[[Category:Radio stations in Seattle|ZTM]]
[[Category:Regional Mexican radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Centralia, Washington]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1966]]
[[Category:1966 establishments in Washington (state)]]