KCVM

KCVM (93.5 FM) is a commercial radio station located in Hudson, Iowa serving the Waterloo/Cedar Falls, Iowa area. The station broadcasts an adult hits music format. KCVM is licensed to Fife Communication LC.

The transmitter and broadcast tower are located northeast of Hudson. According to the Antenna Structure Registration database, the tower is 109 m (358 ft) tall with the FM broadcast antenna mounted at the 104 m (341 ft) level. The calculated height above average terrain is 99 m (325 ft).

History

KCVM was originally broadcast on 96.1 MHz from its inception in the 1990s until July 2010. However, due to the need to protect several other stations in nearby markets from interference, the station had broadcast at an effective radiated power of 6 kilowatts with an extremely directional antenna pattern to avoid co-channel interference to stations such as KNWM in Madrid (Des Moines), KQPR in Albert Lea, Minnesota, and KMXG in Clinton (Quad Cities). KCVM was also required to protect KCHA-FM (95.9 MHz) in Charles City from adjacent-channel interference.