KBAM (AM)

KBAM
Frequency1400 kHz
BrandingReal Country
Programming
FormatCountry
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • Bicoastal Media, LLC
  • (Bicoastal Media Licenses IV, LLC)
KEDO
History
First air date
May 1938; 86 years ago (1938-05) (as KWLK)
Former call signs
KWLK (1938–1958)
KEDO (1958–2021)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID38379
ClassC
Power1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
46°8′57″N 122°58′29″W / 46.14917°N 122.97472°W / 46.14917; -122.97472
Translator(s)99.1 K256CQ (Longview)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitekbamcountry.com

KBAM (1400 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a country music format.[2] It calls itself "Real Country" and focuses on country hits of the 1980s, 90s and early 2000s. Licensed to Longview, Washington, the station is owned by Bicoastal Media and features programming from Compass Media Networks.[3] Its sister station is KEDO 1270 AM. The studios are on 14th Avenue in Longview.

KBAM is powered at 1,000 watts using a non-directional antenna. Programming is also heard on FM translator K256CQ at 99.1 MHz in Longview.

History

The station signed on the air in May 1938; 86 years ago (1938-05). Its original call sign was KWLK and it broadcast on on 780 kilocycles. It moved to 1370 kHz in 1940, then to 1400 kHz in 1941, as a result of the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement (NARBA). 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.[4]

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

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KBAM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Winter 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  3. ^ "KBAM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  4. ^ Longview WA Signals Swap Locations Radioinsight - September 3, 2021


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