KCNM (AM)

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KCNM
Frequency 1080 kHz
Programming
Format Defunct (formerly talk)
Affiliations Fox News Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Cecilia Lifoifoi
  • (Holonet Corporation)
KZMI, KCNM-FM
History
First air date
September 1, 1984
Last air date
November 8, 2017 (2017-11-08)
Former call signs
WSZE (1978-1984) [1]
Technical information
Facility ID 28864
Class B
Power 1,100 watts
Transmitter coordinates
 15°09′0.00″N145°42′52.00″E / 15.1500000°N 145.7144444°E / 15.1500000; 145.7144444

KCNM (1080 AM) was a radio station licensed to Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, which aired a talk format. It was an affiliate of Fox News Radio. The final owner was Cecilia Lifoifoi, through licensee Holonet Corporation.

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History

The station was first licensed, as WSZE, on 1053 kHz. The station was assigned the KCNM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on September 1, 1984. [1] In 1995, KCNM applied to move to 1080 kHz. [2]

The station usually played country music, and once provided broadcasting in chamorro and carolinian at a limited time period. [3] It became a news station from 2002. [3]

The station's license was deleted on March 6, 2020; [4] it had been off the air since at least November 8, 2017. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "AM Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ↑ Original construction permit application to move to 1080 kHz, accepted October 12, 1995; retrieved March 27, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "KCNM/KZMI is giving away cash, other prizes". October 16, 2016.
  4. ↑ "List of AM radio stations deleted from the FCC database".
  5. ↑ Shuldiner, Albert (October 16, 2019). "In re: KCNM(AM), Saipan, MP … Notification of License Expiration" (PDF). Retrieved January 15, 2025.


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