KQAM
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| City | Wichita, Kansas |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | South Central Kansas |
| Frequency | 1480 kHz |
| Branding | The Big Talker |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk radio |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks Westwood One Fox News Radio Performance Racing Network Motor Racing Network CBS Radio News |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Steckline Communications |
| KGSO | |
| History | |
First air date | 1936 |
Former call signs | KANS (1936-1980) KWKN (1980-1982) KLEO (1982-1990) KZSN (1990-1997) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 61632 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts (days) 1,000 watts (nights) |
| Translator(s) | 102.5 K273CX (Wichita) |
| Links | |
| Website | KQAMradio.com |
KQAM (1450 kHz) is a commercial AM station in Wichita, Kansas. It carries a talk radio format and is owned by Steckline Communications, along with sports radio KGSO 1410 AM. The studios and offices are on South Maize Road in Wichita.
By day, KQAM is powered at 5,000 watts. But to protect other stations on 1480 AM, it reduces power to 1,000 watts at night. It uses a directional antenna at all times with a four-tower array. The transmitter is off East 29th Street North in Wichita, near Chisholm Creek.[1] Programming is also heard on 250 watt FM translator K273CX at 102.5 MHz.[2]
Programming[]
Weekdays on KQAM begin with a news, farm reports and information show, "The Morning News with John Wright." The rest of the weekday line up includes nationally syndicated conservative talk show hosts, including: Brian Kilmeade, Dave Ramsey, Guy Benson, Joe Pags, Buck Sexton, Jim Bohannon, America in the Morning with John Trout and First Light with Michael Toscano.
Weekends feature shows on home repair, technology, movies, beer, cigars and farm news. Weekend syndicated hosts include Larry Elder, Leo Laporte, Dana Loesch, Kim Komando and Alex Jones. Car races also are heard on weekends. World and national news is provided by CBS Radio News.
History[]
On October 7, 1936, the station signed on the air as KANS, representing the word Kansas. In the 1960s and 1970s, it was owned by Swanco Broadcasting. Its call sign was KLEO and for many years was a popular Top 40 station.
In 2002, the station was sold to The Walt Disney Company for $2 million.[3] With the sale, KQAM became Wichita's Radio Disney network affiliate on July 24, 2002, airing the Disney children's radio format.
It was announced on November 12, 2009, that Disney/ABC would sell KQAM to Steckline Communications. According to Greg Steckline, the owner of the company, he wasn't aiming to purchase but "this one just kind of happened. We just happened to be in the right place at the right time." Steckline paid $350,000 for KQAM. On January 7, 2010, KQAM dropped Radio Disney, unveiling the lineup for its talk format as a companion to its sister station, sports radio KGSO 1410 AM.
Steckline Communications also owns KIUL (Garden City, Kansas), KYUL (Scott City, Kansas), and KGYN (Guymon, Oklahoma).[4]
References[]
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KQAM
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/K273CX
- ^ Information from Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009 page D-233
- ^ McCoy, Daniel (November 16, 2009). "Steckline buys Disney Radio station". Wichita Business Journal. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
External links[]
- KQAM in the FCC AM station database
- KQAM on Radio-Locator
- KQAM in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Coordinates: 37°44′21″N 97°16′14″W / 37.73917°N 97.27056°W
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