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| Frequency | 970kHz |
|---|---|
| Branding | News/Talk 970 AM and 101.5 FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk |
| Network | Fox News Radio |
| Affiliations | ABC News Radio Compass Media Networks Genesis Communications Network Premiere Networks Michigan IMG Sports Network Michigan Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WIBM,WKHM-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | December 7, 1951; 73 years ago (1951-12-07) |
Call sign meaning | Fred Knorr, Harvey Hansen, Bill McCoy (original owners) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 9246 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 1,000watts |
| Translator(s) | 101.5 W268CA (Jackson) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | wkhm.com |
WKHM (970kHz) is acommercialAMradio stationlicensed toJackson, Michigan. It is owned by Jamie McKibbin, through licensee McKibbin Media Group, Inc., and broadcasts atalkradio format. Studios, offices and thetransmitter are on Glenshire Drive in Jackson.[2]
WKHM is aClass B station, broadcasting at 1,000watts using adirectional antenna with a four-tower array. Programming is also heard on 250-wattFMtranslator stationW268CA at 101.5MHz.[3]
Weekdays begin with a local news and information program,AM Jackson with Greg O'Connor followed by a local call-in show,Talk Back Jackson with Steve Boyle. The rest of the schedule is made up ofsyndicated talk shows:The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show,The Sean Hannity Show,The Ramsey Show withDave Ramsey,Fox Across America with Jimmy Failla,Coast to Coast AM withGeorge Noory andThis Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal.
Weekends include shows on money, health, home repair, technology, travel, pets and the law, some of which are paidbrokered programming. Syndicated weekend programs includeThe Ben Ferguson Show,Bill Handel on the Law,Sunday Night with Bill Cunningham,The Pet Show with Warren Eckstein andRich DeMuro on Tech. There's also apolka music show on Sunday mornings. Updates are supplied byFox News Radio.
WKHM firstsigned on the air on December 7, 1951; 73 years ago (December 7, 1951).[4] It offered afull service format ofmiddle of the road music, news, talk and sports. It was originally owned by The Jackson Broadcasting & TV Company. WKHM was anetwork affiliate of theMutual Broadcasting System. In 1985, the station was bought by Cascades Broadcasting for $567,000.[5]
It kept the same format for four decades but by the 1990s, as music listening shifted to FM radio, more talk programming was added to WKHM's line up. Jackson Radio Works acquired WKHM in 1997. The new owner completed the transition to full-time talk, eliminating all music programming except for apolka music show still heard on Sunday mornings.
In2004–2005; and 2011, WKHM won the award of theMichigan Association of Broadcasters "station of the year".[6]
Effective December 12, 2019, Jackson Radio Works sold WKHM, two sister stations, and three translators to Jamie McKibbin's McKibbin Media Group, Inc. for $3.8 million.
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