KMCS/93.1 (Muscatine) has switched to a 1990s and 2000s-based Classic Hits format after five days of stunting with All-Christmas music.
The May 22 switch to “MC93, Muscatine’s choice for music” comes after its recent sale to VMPP, LLC. The first songs on the station were “I Gotta Feeling'” by Black Eyed Peas, “Smooth” by Santana and Rob Thomas, “Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover” by Sophie B. Hawkins, “Cherry Pie” by Warrant, and “Hands” by Jewel.
The station’s new website will be at mc93fm.com.
Muscatine is under the umbrella of the major Quad Cities stations, including iHeartMedia AC outlet “Mix 96” (KMXG/96.1 Clinton) and Townsquare Contemporary Hits station “B100” (KBEA/99.7 KBEA/99.7 Muscatine).
VMPP, LLC closed on its purchase of KMCS, along with KWPC/860 and its translator K236CF/95.1, on April 9. KWPC carries Classic Country.
KMCS, which previously played “Everything That Rocks” as “The Buzz,” switched to All-Christmas the weekend before debuting the new format.
KMCS had carried Country until switching to Variety Hits in 2005, then Classic Rock in 2013, and “The Buzz” in 2019.
Besides the major Quad Cities stations, some Iowa City and Cedar Rapids stations can also be heard in Muscatine.
This article was originally posted on May 18 and was updated May 22. The new format was briefly described here as Adult Contemporary based on the first several songs.