KCMQ

{{short description|Radio station in Columbia, Missouri}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = KCMQ

| logo = KCMQ 96.7 Classic Rock logo.png

| logo_size = 150px

| city = Columbia, Missouri

| area = Columbia, Jefferson City, Rolla, St. James, Owensville, Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri

| branding = Classic Rock 96.7 KCMQ

| frequency = 96.7 MHz

| airdate = 1972 (as KTGC)

| format = Classic rock

| erp = 100,000 watts

| haat = {{convert|278|meters}}

| class = C1

| facility_id = 74583

| coordinates = {{coord|38|41|30.00|N| 92|5|44.00|W|region:US-MO_type:landmark}}

| callsign_meaning = K Columbia MissQuri (Q is a substitute for the O)

| former_callsigns = KTGC (1972–1978)

| affiliations = United Stations Radio Networks
Westwood One
Kansas City Chiefs

| owner = Zimmer Radio Group

| licensee = Zimmer Radio of Mid-Missouri, Inc

| sister_stations = KTGR, KTGR-FM, KTXY, KWOS, KZWV, KATI, KCLR-FM, KFAL, KDVC (FM), KSSZ

| webcast = [http://listen.streamon.fm/kcmq Listen Live]

| website = [http://www.kcmq.com kcmq.com]

| licensing_authority = FCC

}}

KCMQ (96.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Columbia, Missouri, the station is currently owned by the Zimmer Radio Group.

KCMQ’s signal is 100 kW, being heard throughout Columbia, Lake of the Ozarks, Jefferson City, Rolla, Owensville, and even Western St. Louis and Eastern Kansas City. It is also heard on 103.1 K276DI (once used for KTGR 1580) in Columbia.

KCMQ carries Kansas City Chiefs football games.

The station has received NAB Marconi Radio Awards in multiple years for best rock radio station in the country.{{cite web | url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/108352/nab-announces-marconi-award-winners/ | title=NAB Announces Marconi Award Winners | date=22 September 2016 }}{{cite web | url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/244183/nab-announces-marconi-award-winners-2/ | title=NAB Announces Marconi Award Winners | date=19 October 2022 }}