KWAM

KWAM

City	Memphis, Tennessee
Broadcast area	Memphis, Tennessee
Branding	KWAM 990 Talk Radio
Slogan	New Voice of Memphis
Frequency	990 kHz
Format	Talk
Power	10,000 watts day 450 watts night
Class	B
Facility ID	35873
Transmitter coordinates	35°8′4.00″N 90°5′38.00″W / 35.1344444°N 90.0938889°W / 35.1344444; -90.0938889
Owner	Legacy Media (Legacy Media - Memphis, LLC)
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	kwam990.com

KWAM (990 AM) 'The New Voice of Memphis' is a radio station licensed to Memphis, Tennessee, USA, the station is currently owned by Legacy Media.^[1]^[2] The "K" in its call sign related to the fact that the transmitter is located in West Memphis, Arkansas, on the west side of the Mississippi River (the boundary line between the "K" and "W" call signs), even though the station is licensed to Memphis.

The current, local, on air talent includes Chris Wade (M-F from 6AM-8AM), Marybeth Conley (M-F from 12PM-1PM), and Earle Farrel 4 Memphis (M-F from 3PM-6PM). The 'Variety Hour' (M-F 8AM-9AM) has a variety of hosts (hence the name) who talk about a wide range of subjects. Nationally Syndicated shows include The Herman Cain Show, Clark Howard, The Schnitt Show with Todd Schnitt, and The Norman Goldman Show. Weekend Shows include Today's Homeowner with Danny Lipford, Dr. Joy Browne, Big Billy Kinder Outdoors, and The Paul Parent Garden Show.

History

It was originally owned by the "Dee" Rivers Group, which also owned WEAS-FM in Springfield/Savannah, Georgia; and WGOV (now WGUN) in Valdosta, Georgia; among other stations in Georgia and Florida.

The station's previous owner, Concord Media Group, sold KWAM to Legacy Media in 2007.^[3]

References

↑ "KWAM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "KWAM Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
↑ "Deals," Broadcasting & Cable, January 15, 2007.

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for KWAM

Radio-Locator Information on KWAM

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KWAM

Radio stations in the Memphis, Tennessee market

By FM frequency	87.7 88.1 88.1 88.5 89.3 89.9 90.5 91.1 91.7 92.5 92.7 92.9 93.5 93.9 94.1 94.7 94.9 95.3 95.7 96.1 96.3 97.1 97.7 98.1 98.9 99.3 99.7 101.1 101.9 102.7 103.5 103.9 104.5 105.3 105.5 105.9 107.1 107.3 107.3 107.5

By AM frequency	560 600 640 680 730 790 830 860 910 950 990 1030 1070 1180 1210 1240 1250 1340 1380 1430 1480 1600

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.475

By callsign	K213CN W257CY KAKJ KAMJ KARH KCJF KERL KHLS KJMS KLCN KLJK KOSE KQPN KQXF KWAM KWNW KWYN-FM KXHT KXJK WAVN WBBP WCRV WDIA WEBL WEGR WEVL WGKX WGSF WGUE WHAL-FM WHBQ WHBQ-FM WHRK WIVG WKBL WKBQ WKIM WKNO-FM WKRA-FM WKVF WLFP WLOK WLRM WMC WMC-FM WMFS WMFS-FM WMPS WMQM WOWW WPGF-LP WQOX WRBO WREC WRVR WUMR WUMY WURC WXK49 WXMX WYPL

Defunct	WSTN 1410 AM

Nearby radio markets Cape Girardeau-Sikeston Clarksdale Jackson Jonesboro Little Rock Oxford Tupelo See also List of radio stations in Tennessee List of radio stations in Mississippi List of radio stations in Arkansas

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