KWSW

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KWSW
KWSW station logo.png
Broadcast area Eureka, California
Frequency 980 kHz
BrandingEZ Radio
Programming
Format Adult Contemporary
Affiliations Golden State Warriors
Las Vegas Raiders
Ownership
OwnerEureka 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
Facility ID 19841
Class B
Power 5,000 watts day
500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
40°48′02″N124°07′39″W / 40.80056°N 124.12750°W / 40.80056; -124.12750
Translator(s) 95.5 K238CJ (Eureka)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website kwsw980.com

KWSW (980 AM) is a radio station licensed to Eureka, California, United States. The station airs an adult contemporary format (with a few adult standards formatted songs being added) and serves the Eureka area. The station is currently owned by Eureka Broadcasting, Inc. [4]

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History

The station began broadcasting on January 26, 1947, and held the call sign KHUM. [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 to KINS in 1958. [2] The station aired a middle of the road (MOR) format in the 1970s, [5] [6] and a news-talk format in the 1990s and 2000s. [7] [8] [9] [10] In 2011, the station's call sign was changed to KWSW. [3] The station continued to air a news-talk format. [11] On June 9, 2015, the station's call sign was changed to KEJY, 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. [12]

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References

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