KMAM
KMAM (1530 AM, "The Bullet") was an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Butler, Missouri. The station's broadcast license was held by Bates County Broadcasting Company. KMAM had been owned and operated by members of the Thornton family since it was founded in 1962. KMAM was a "daytimer", licensed to operate only from local sunrise to local sunset to protect radio stations KFBK in Sacramento, California, and WCKY in Cincinnati, Ohio from skywave interference. The station was assigned the call sign KMAM by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
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| Frequency | 1530 kHz |
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| Branding | The Bullet |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Defunct (was country) |
| Affiliations | Westwood One, ABC News |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bates County Broadcasting Company |
| KMOE (92.1 FM) | |
| History | |
First air date | May 11, 1962[1] |
Last air date | February 6, 2024 |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 4047 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 500 watts (day-only) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°14′56″N 94°19′18″W / 38.24889°N 94.32167°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | 921news.com |
KMAM (1530 AM, "The Bullet") was an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Butler, Missouri. The station's broadcast license was held by Bates County Broadcasting Company. KMAM had been owned and operated by members of the Thornton family since it was founded in 1962.[3]
KMAM was a "daytimer", licensed to operate only from local sunrise to local sunset to protect radio stations KFBK in Sacramento, California, and WCKY in Cincinnati, Ohio from skywave interference.[4] The station was assigned the call sign KMAM by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).[5]
Programming
[edit]KMAM had broadcast a full service country music format, including programming from Westwood One, in simulcast with sister station KMOE (92.1 FM).[6] In addition to its music programming, KMAM aired local news, farm and market reports, ABC News Radio, a daily obituary report, and a tradio program called Swap Shop. Sunday programming includes Gospel music, local church services, Gun Talk Radio, plus news and sports updates.[7]
Bates County Broadcasting surrendered KMAM's license to the Federal Communications Commission on January 30, 2024, and it was cancelled on February 6.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting Yearbook 1975. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1975. p. C-108.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KMAM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "About KMOE 92.1 FM and KMAM 1530 AM". Bates County Broadcasting Company. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
- ^ "AM Station Classes: Clear, Regional, and Local Channels". Federal Communications Commission, Audio Division. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
- ^ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Media Bureau. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
- ^ "Programming". Bates County Broadcasting Company. Archived from the original on June 28, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
- ^ "License Cancelled". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
External links
[edit]- KMAM official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 4047 (KMAM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KMAM in Nielsen Audio's AM station database