You can set your DateFormatter amSymbol and pmSymbol as follow:
Xcode 8.3 • Swift 3.1
let formatter = DateFormatter()
formatter.locale = Locale(identifier: "en_US_POSIX")
formatter.dateFormat = "h:mm a 'on' MMMM dd, yyyy"
formatter.amSymbol = "AM"
formatter.pmSymbol = "PM"
let dateString = formatter.string(from: Date())
print(dateString) // "4:44 PM on June 23, 2016\n"