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| Broadcast area | Owensboro, Kentucky |
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| Frequency | 1160kHz |
| Branding | Country Classics |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WBIO,WLME,WTCJ,WCJZ,WVJS,WXCM | |
| History | |
First air date | November 7, 1972 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 25966 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 2,500watts day 55watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°54′20″N86°45′30″W / 37.90556°N 86.75833°W /37.90556; -86.75833 |
| Translator(s) | 92.1 W221EG (Hawesville) 97.9 W250BW (Whitesville) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WKCM (1160AM) is an Americanradio station licensed to serve thecommunity ofHawesville, Kentucky. The station is owned and operated by Hancock Communications, Inc.,doing business as theCromwell Radio Group, and the station'sbroadcast license is held by Hancock Communications, Inc.[2]
WKCM broadcasts aClassic country music format to the greaterOwensboro, Kentucky, area.
The station signed on the air on November 7, 1972, the day ofthat year's election. For its first ten years on the air, it broadcast atAM 1140 on the dial. It reallocated to its present-day frequency of 1160 kilohertz in 1982.[3]
The station's transmission tower collapsed during a windstorm in January 1976; it returned to the air the next day with a makeshift antenna.[3]
In the 2010s, WKCM also broadcasts on threeFM translators: Hawesville, KY (92.1 MHz) and Whitesville, KY (97.9 MHz). Additionally, on August 1, 2018, WKCM began simulcasting with sister stationWBIO, in addition to dropping theNash Icon syndicated format fromWestwood One, and broadcasting all music and programming locally.
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