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What Does KMA Mean in Police Radio Terminology?
"In police communications, KMA primarily originates as the official Federal Communications Commission (FCC) radio station call sign prefix used by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), most notably as KMA367. Historically broadcast at the end of radio transmissions, officers and dispatchers also developed colloquial backronyms for KMA, including "Keep Me Alive" and "Keep Machine Active." The phrase KMA 367 became a famous hallmark of 20th-century American law enforcement broadcasts. While digital trunked radio systems have replaced analog call sign announcements, the term remains a cornerstone of police communications history and televisio..."
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