KMCN

KMCN (94.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Clinton, Iowa and broadcasting an Adult Hits format under the branding Mac 94.7 - 93.1 along with its sister station, KMCS in Muscatine, Iowa. Both stations are currently owned by Prairie Radio Communications. The transmitter for KMCN is co-located with the transmitter of sister AM station KCLN in northern Clinton. In addition to the music format, KMCN broadcasts selected local Clinton area programming, mainly remote broadcasts of occasional special broadcasts of community events.

History

Call sign history and early years (1970 to 1998)

KMCN went on the air at the 97.7 FM frequency as KCLN-FM on December 7, 1970. The station later became KLNQ, and then adopted the call letters KNJY on July 1, 1980. KNJY then changed its call sign to back to KCLN-FM on June 15, 1987. During those early years, the station formatted country music, beautiful music, middle-of-the-road music, Top 40 and an Adult Contemporary format. The station switched frequencies to 94.7 FM on August 8, 1998, and at the same time adopted the call letters KZEG. The current KMCN call sign was adopted on November 2, 2005.