Lotus Communications Corporation
Encyclopedia
Lotus Communications Corp. is a media company that owns numerous radio stations and a few TV stations, and is one of the largest privately owned radio station groups in the United States
. Headquarters are located in Los Angeles
, and the company's President and CEO is Howard Kalmenson.
stations. Lotus has a total of 24 stations in Arizona
, California
, Nevada
. 11 of them are in English
, 12 in Spanish
, and one in Persian
.
radio market.
.
As of 2011, Lotus' share in Lotus Entravision Reps has been sold entirely to Entravision communications.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Headquarters are located in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, and the company's President and CEO is Howard Kalmenson.
Radio
Lotus specializes in radio stations, with nearly half of them being Spanish languageSpanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
stations. Lotus has a total of 24 stations in Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
. 11 of them are in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, 12 in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, and one in Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
.
Arizona
All stations located in the TucsonTucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
radio market.
- KTKTKTKTKTKT is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish sports radio format. Licensed to Tucson, Arizona, USA, the station serves the Tucson area. The station is currently owned by Arizona Lotus Corp...
AM 990 - KFMAKFMA- Awards :*Tucson Weekly Best of Tucson: public-vote winner for its radio station category every year since 1996 except once....
FM 92.1 - KLPXKLPXKLPX is a classic rock radio station that serves Tucson, Arizona. KLPX broadcasts on the frequency of 96.1 MHz and broadcasts from northwest Tucson. The KLPX transmitter is located on Tower Peak in the Tucson Mountains.-History:...
FM 96.1 - KCMTKCMTKCMT is a Regional Mexican radio station that serves Tucson, Arizona. KCMT is licenced to broadcast from Oro Valley, Arizona , and broadcasts on the frequency of 102.1 MHz...
FM 102.1
Bakersfield
- KWAC AM 1490
- KCHJKCHJKCHJ is a radio station that broadcasts a ranchera and Norteño oldies format to the Bakersfield, California, area. Licenced to Delano, California, the station is currently owned by Lotus Bakersfield Corporation.-History:...
AM 1010 - KIWIKIWIKIWI is a commercial radio station located in McFarland, California, broadcasting to the Bakersfield, California, area. The station is owned by Lotus Communications Corporation and licensed to Lotus Bakersfield Corp...
FM 102.9 - KVMXKVMXKXJM is a commercial broadcast radio station located in the Portland, Oregon area and broadcasts at 107.5 FM. The transmitter is located in Portland's west hills; the studio is in downtown Portland, and the license location is in Banks, Oregon...
FM 92.1 - KPSL-FMKPSL-FMKPSL-FM is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Contemporary format. Licensed to Bakersfield, California, USA, the station serves the Bakersfield area. The station is currently owned by Lotus Bakersfield Corp.-History:...
96.5
Las Vegas
- KENOKENOKENO is a sports/talk AM radio station in Las Vegas, Nevada owned by the Lotus Broadcasting and featuring programming from the ESPN Deportes Radio network. On March 3, 2008, the station changed its format to ESPN Deportes Radio, and the previous programming was moved to KBAD 920 kHz. KBAD's...
AM 1460 - KBADKBADKBAD AM 920 is a Fox Sports Radio affiliate and local sports station licensed to Las Vegas, Nevada and is owned by Lotus Broadcasting. KBAD was formerly known as KORK-AM prior to 1997.-KORK:...
AM 920 - KOMPKOMP (FM)KOMP is a class-C FM radio station operating on 92.3 MHz licensed to Las Vegas, Nevada. KOMP broadcasts an active rock music format. The station was originally KENO-FM until February 8, 1981 playing top 40. The station's first song as KOMP was The Who's "Long Live Rock"...
FM 92.3 - KXPT FM 97.1
- KWIDKWIDKWID is a Spanish language radio station out of Las Vegas and the station is branded as 101.9 La Buena.-History:101.9 FM signed on as easy listening KRGN in the 1960s....
FM 101.9 - KWWNKWWNKWWN is a radio station licensed to Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The station is owned by Lotus Broadcasting Corp. Programming includes the UNLV Rebels football and men's basketball teams, ESPN Radio talk shows and play-by-play, and various local talk shows....
AM 1100
Reno
- KPLYKPLYKPLY is a radio station broadcasting a Sports radio format. Licensed to Reno, Nevada, USA, the station serves the Reno area. The station is currently owned by Lotus Radio Corp. and features programing from ESPN Radio, Premiere Radio Networks and Westwood One.-History:The station went on the air...
AM 630 - KHITKHITKHIT is radio station that broadcasts a Sports Radio format. It is licensed to Reno, Nevada, USA and serves the Reno area. The station is currently owned by Lotus Communications Corporation.KHIT is the Reno affiliate of ESPN Radio....
AM 1450 - KOZZKOZZKOZZ-FM is a commercial radio station located in Reno, Nevada, broadcasting on 105.7 FM. KOZZ-FM airs a classic rock music format.-External links:*...
FM 105.7 - KDOTKDOTKDOT is a commercial radio station located in Reno, Nevada, broadcasting on 104.5 FM. KDOT airs an active rock music format.-History:KDOT-FM began its Rock programming in early April 1996. Previously it had been a moderately successful country station will the call letters "KHIT-FM". In the...
FM 104.5 - KUUBKUUBKUUB is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Sun Valley, Nevada, USA, it serves the Reno area. The station is currently owned by Lotus Radio Corp.-History:...
FM 94.5
Television
All of Lotus' television stations are affiliated with Multimedios TelevisionMultimedios Television
Multimedios Television is a network of Spanish language television stations found throughout Mexico. The system is part of Grupo Multimedios. The flagship station of Multimedios Television is XHAW-TV located in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. Programming features locally produced news, sports, children's...
.
- WTAM-LPWTAM-LPWTAM-LD is a low-power television station in Tampa, Florida. It provides over-the-air service to the Tampa - St. Petersburg area on analog channel 30 from its transmitter in Riverview and studios on Franklin Street in Tampa Heights. WTAM-LD broadcasts Spanish-language under the TV Visión name...
channel 30, Tampa, FloridaTampa, FloridaTampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709.... - KHLM-LPKHLM-LPKHLM-LD is a low-powered digital television station owned and operated by Lotus Communications Corporation. It broadcasts on channel 43 and licensed to Houston, Texas.-Digital television:The station's digital channel is multiplexed:...
channel 43, Houston, TexasHouston, TexasHouston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ... - KPHE-LPKPHE-LPKPHE-LD is a low-power television station in Phoenix, Arizona, broadcasting locally in digital on UHF channel 16 from its transmitter on South Mountain...
channel 44, Phoenix, ArizonaPhoenix, ArizonaPhoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
Other Holdings
- Lotus Entravision Reps (50 percent) - National spot radio advertising representative specializing in Spanish-language stations; co-owned with Entravision CommunicationsEntravision CommunicationsEntravision Communications Corporation is a media company based in Santa Monica, California. Entravision primarily caters to the Spanish-speaking Hispanic community and owns television and radio stations and outdoor media, in several of the top Hispanic markets. They are the largest affiliate...
As of 2011, Lotus' share in Lotus Entravision Reps has been sold entirely to Entravision communications.