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| Broadcast area | Eureka, California |
| Frequency | 980kHz |
| Branding | EZ Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult Contemporary |
| Affiliations | Golden State Warriors Las Vegas Raiders |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Eureka Broadcasting, Inc. |
| KEJY,KEKA-FM,KINS-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | January 26,1947 (as KHUM)[1] |
Former call signs | KHUM (1947–1958)[2] KINS (1958–2011)[3] KWSW (2011–2015)[3] KEJY (2015)[3] |
Former frequencies | 1240 kHz (1947–1956)[2] |
| Technical information[4] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 19841 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000watts day 500 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°48′02″N124°07′39″W / 40.80056°N 124.12750°W /40.80056; -124.12750 |
| Translator | 95.5 K238CJ (Eureka) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kwsw980.com |
KWSW (980AM) is aradio station licensed toEureka, California, United States. The station airs anadult contemporary format (with a fewadult standards formatted songs being added) and serves the Eureka area. The station is currently owned by Eureka Broadcasting, Inc.[5]
The station began broadcasting on January 26, 1947, and held the call signKHUM.[1][2] It originally broadcast at 1240 kHz.[2] In 1956, KHUM's frequency was changed to 980 kHz.[2]
Its call sign was changed toKINS in 1958.[2] The station aired amiddle of the road (MOR) format in the 1970s,[6][7] and anews-talk format in the 1990s and 2000s.[8][9][10][11] In 2011, the station's call sign was changed toKWSW.[3] The station continued to air a news-talk format.[12] On June 9, 2015, the station's call sign was changed toKEJY, but it was changed back to KWSW on August 13, 2015.[3] It adopted a soft AC format branded "EZ Radio" on July 1, 2017.[13]