KBAM (AM) explained

KBAM
City:Longview, Washington
Branding:Real Country
Frequency:1400 kHz
Translator:99.1 K256CQ (Longview)
Airdate:1938 (as KWLK)
Format:Country
Power:1,000 watts
Class:C
Facility Id:38379
Coordinates:46.1492°N -122.9747°W
Former Callsigns:KWLK (1938–1958)
KEDO (1958–2021)
Affiliations:Compass Media Networks
Owner:Bicoastal Media, LLC
Licensee:Bicoastal Media Licenses IV, LLC
Sister Stations:KEDO
Website:kbamcountry.com
Licensing Authority:FCC

KBAM (1400 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a country music format.[1] Licensed to Longview, Washington, United States, the station is currently owned by Bicoastal Media, LLC and features programming from Compass Media Networks.[2]

History

KBAM signed on in 1938, on 780 kHz, as KWLK. It moved to 1370 kHz in 1940, then to 1400 kHz in 1941, as a result of the NARBA agreement. The station changed its call sign to KEDO on November 10, 1958. On September 6, 2010, KEDO changed its format from oldies to talk.

On September 2, 2021, the KEDO call sign and the talk/sports format moved to 1270 AM Longview, swapping frequencies and call signs with country-formatted KBAM, which moved to 1400 AM.[3]

Previous logo

(KBAM's logo as KEDO under previous oldies format)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station Information Profile . Winter 2010 . . 2010-02-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100301134627/http://www.arbitron.com/ . 2010-03-01 .
  2. Web site: KBAM Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division . 2023-12-29.
  3. https://radioinsight.com/headlines/212429/longview-wa-signals-swap-locations/ Longview WA Signals Swap Locations