WKMQ

For the radio station in Winnebago, Illinois, that held the call sign WKMQ from 1985 to 2000, see WRTB.

WKMQ

Tupelo, Mississippi
Broadcast area	Tupelo
Frequency	1060 kHz
Branding	Tupelo's Talk AM 1060 101.1 FM
Programming
Format	News/talk
Affiliations	Fox News Radio Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WESE, WTUP, WTUP-FM, WWKZ, WWZD-FM
History
First air date	1973 (1973)
Former call signs	WTLE (1971–1972) WJLJ (1972–1982) WXOQ (1982–1983) WCFB (1983–1990) WPMX (1990–1994) WWZD (1994–1995) WNRX (1995–2000)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	68351
Class	D
Power	960 watts day 12 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	34°15′18″N 88°41′24″W
Translator(s)	101.1 W266BC (Tupelo)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	newstalkwkmq.iheart.com

WKMQ (1060 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to Tupelo, Mississippi, United States, the station serves the Tupelo area. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., through licensee iHM Licenses, LLC, and features programming from Fox News Radio, Compass Media Networks, and Premiere Networks.

History

The station went on the air in 1973 with the call letters WJLJ. It ran a top 40 and a country format during the early 1980s. In the mid-1980s, the station changed to a contemporary Christian music station as "Christian Radio 1060 WCFB".

After a change in ownership, the station changed to urban/R&B Format as "PowerMix 1060" with the call letters WPMX on November 30, 1990, which was the beginning of the urban/R&B format in the Tupelo area, which then transferred to WESE (92.5 FM) and evolved into "92.5 JAMZ" and currently "92.5 The Beat".

On April 18, 1994, the station changed its call sign to WWZD and simulcast its sister station WWZD-FM "Wizard 106.7".

On November 1, 1995, the station became news/talk with call letters WNRX, and on May 1, 2000, to the current WKMQ.

WKMQ airs Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh.

FM translator

In addition to the main station on the frequency of 1060 kHz, WKMQ is relayed on an FM translator which covers most of the Tupelo city limits.

Broadcast translator for WKMQ

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	FCC info
W266BC	101.1 FM	Tupelo, Mississippi	140567	250	26.2 m (86 ft)	D	LMS

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 68351 (WKMQ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WKMQ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• FCC History Cards for WKMQ