KBAM (AM)

KBAM
Longview, Washington;
Frequency	1400 kHz
Branding	Real Country
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner	Bicoastal Media, LLC; (Bicoastal Media Licenses IV, LLC);
Sister stations	KEDO
History
First air date	1938 (as KWLK)
Former call signs	KWLK (1938–1958); KEDO (1958–2021)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	38379
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	46°8′57″N 122°58′29″W / 46.14917°N 122.97472°W
Translator(s)	99.1 K256CQ (Longview)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	kbamcountry.com

KBAM (1400 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a country music format.^[2] Licensed to Longview, Washington, United States, the station is currently owned by Bicoastal Media, LLC and features programming from Compass Media Networks.^[3]

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.^[4]

Previous logo

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

References

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

External links

Official website
Facility details for Facility ID 38379 (KBAM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
KBAM in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Facility details for Facility ID 148192 (K256CQ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
K256CQ at FCCdata.org
FCC History Cards for KBAM

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[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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