WKAM

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WKAM
Simulcast with WHLY (1580 AM)
Frequency 1460 kHz
BrandingLa Raza
Programming
Format Regional Mexican
Ownership
OwnerI.B. Communications, LTD
WHLY
History
First air date
July 11, 1949 (1949-07-11)
Former frequencies
1220 kHz (1949–1954)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 49559
Class B
Power
  • 2,500 watts day
  • 500 watts night
Repeater 98.1 W251AR (Goshen)
Links
Public license information
Website www.larazaindiana.com

WKAM 1460 AM is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican music format. Licensed to Goshen, Indiana, the station is owned by I.B. Communications, LTD. [2] The station also broadcasts on translator 98.1 W251AR licensed to Goshen, Indiana.

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History

WKAM was established in Warsaw, Indiana, with the awarding of a construction permit to Kosciusko Broadcasting Corporation for a 250-watt, daytime-only radio station on December 22, 1948. [3] The station went on the air July 11, 1949, [4] and remained in Warsaw until 1954, when it was approved to move to Goshen, change frequency to 1460 kHz, and increase power to 500 watts. [3] The move to Goshen was in part because the city had no radio stations despite having a larger population than Warsaw, which was also served by WRSW. [4]

Translator

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinatesFCC info
W251AR98.1 FM Goshen, Indiana 15702513101.8  m (334  ft)D 41°36′4.2″N85°55′41″W / 41.601167°N 85.92806°W / 41.601167; -85.92806 (W251AR) LMS

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WKAM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ WKAM fcc.gov Accessed June 16, 2024
  3. 1 2 "History Cards for WKAM". Federal Communications Commission. (Guide to reading History Cards)
  4. 1 2 "WKAM Asks Permission To Move To Goshen". Warsaw Times-Union . May 14, 1953. p. 1. Retrieved June 16, 2024.

41°35′14.18″N85°49′9.98″W / 41.5872722°N 85.8194389°W / 41.5872722; -85.8194389


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