KCNM (AM) explained

KCNM
City:	Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Airdate:	September 1, 1984
Frequency:	1080 kHz
Format:	Defunct (Formerly Talk)
Power:	1,100 watts
Class:	B
Facility Id:	28864
Coordinates:	15.15°N 145.7144°W
Former Callsigns:	WSZE
Affiliations:	Fox News
Owner:	Cecilia Lifoifoi
Licensee:	Holonet Corporation
Sister Stations:	KZMI, KCNM-FM

KCNM (1080 AM) was a radio station licensed to Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, which aired a Talk format. It was an affiliate of Fox News. The final owner was Cecilia Lifoifoi, through licensee Holonet Corporation.

History

The station was first licensed, as WSZE, on 1053 kHz. The station was assigned the KCNM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on September 1, 1984.^[1] In 1995, KCNM applied to move to 1080 kHz.^[2]

The station usually played country music, and once provided broadcasting in chamorro and carolinian at a limited time period.^[3] It became a news station from 2002.^[3]

The station's license was deleted on March 6, 2020.^[4]

External links

• FCC Station Search Details: DKCNM (Facility ID: 28864)
• FCC History Cards for KCNM (covering 1978-1983)

Notes and References

1. Web site: AM Call Sign History. FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database .
2. https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_list.pl Original construction permit application to move to 1080 kHz, accepted October 12, 1995; retrieved March 27, 2021.
3. Web site: KCNM/KZMI is giving away cash, other prizes. 16 October 2016.
4. Web site: List of AM radio stations deleted from the FCC database.