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598:, as well as other stations in Georgia and Florida. KWEM held a construction permit to build a channel 48 television station in Memphis, KWEM-TV, but abandoned it in August 1953 because it could not find an adequate site that could house both AM and TV studios and the TV station's transmitter site and did not want this situation to hinder improvements to the radio station. It continued to be an influential hotbed of talent; the transmitter remained on the Arkansas side of the river. This lasted through the end of the decade, when KWEM became KWAM. 662: 642:, William Riley, hosted a religious music program on KWEM. In 1981, Dee Rivers Stations acquired FM station KLYX, which was renamed KWAM-FM. At first, it also aired a gospel and religious format like its AM counterpart. In 1983, the call letters were changed to KRNB, with the station switching to a 577:
KWEM was purchased by Dee Rivers in 1951. In March 1952, Rivers applied to have the station moved across the Mississippi River to Memphis, Tennessee, which was approved in January 1954; the transmitter site remained in Arkansas. He started the "Dee" Rivers Stations Group, which later owned
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On March 31, 1959, Rivers changed the call letters to KWAM as part of a presentation overhaul that did little to change the station's format. The next year, it stopped playing live music. In 1963, the station got FCC permission to boost its power to 10,000 watts, using a
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station on 990 kHz in West Memphis, Arkansas. After delays, KWEM (990 AM) began operating on February 9, 1947, utilizing studios in the Merchants and Planters Bank Building. The official opening was two weeks later on February 23.
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West Memphis was described as the "Las Vegas of the South" in this era, and its programming drew from musicians playing in clubs.
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Legacy Media sold KWAM as well as its translator for $ 685,000 to the upstart Starnes Media Group, LLC, owned by Memphis native
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made his first radio appearance on KWEM in 1953, which did not go well because he lacked a band and moved around too much;
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In 1986, KWAM got nighttime authorization. It was allowed to stay on the air after sunset, but at only 450 watts.
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After Tim Van Horn left for station WKIM in late October 2022, Ben Deeter now hosts the station's morning
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Clear Channel sold KWAM to Concord Media for $ 1 million in 2000. Concord switched KWAM to a
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at all times. Programming is also heard in Memphis and adjacent communities on low-power
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Walter, Tom (March 17, 1991). "Churchgoers put Memphis in lead in Black gospel radio".
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In February 1996, U.S. Radio announced it would purchase KWAM and the FM station,
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Campbell, Laurel (May 10, 1996). "Clear Channel agrees to buy Radio Equity".
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was first heard over the station, getting his break on a show helmed by
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Boehm, Mike (September 19, 1986). "Sun's sons: Rockabilly pioneers".
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Ellis, Bill (April 29, 2005). "Wolf's guitar man keeps his bite".
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Shuster, Fred (October 23, 1991). "Blues king had pauper start".
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shows. It also sold blocks of time to preachers and played
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sought to build a statewide network of stations to carry
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Talk radio station in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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worked there as a DJ after its move to Memphis; so did
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via Starnes Media Group, LLC, the stations serves the
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April 8, 1964. p. 4. 614:The KWEM call letters were later revived for 498:The owners of Little Rock-area radio station 8: 526:heard him and signed him to a contract with 21: 428:, as KWEM, helping "break" artists such as 1934: 1578: 1564: 1556: 830: 828: 20: 1434:"Radio host Todd Starnes out at Fox News" 1253:"KWEM Turns In TV CP, Unable To Get Site" 716:. In 2017, Legacy Media added a 250-watt 2819:Talk radio stations in the United States 1041: 1039: 811:. Most hours begin with an update from 1134: 1132: 824: 1463:Harrison, Michael (January 10, 2020). 2774:List of radio stations in Mississippi 1458: 1456: 1377:Broadcasting Yearbook 1990 page B-289 1366:Broadcasting Yearbook 1984 page B-239 927: 925: 923: 7: 964: 962: 960: 958: 956: 954: 412:known as "The Mighty 990". Owned by 2769:List of radio stations in Tennessee 1299:Randall, Mark (November 21, 2017). 938:Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 620:Arkansas State University Mid-South 2824:Radio stations established in 1947 2779:List of radio stations in Arkansas 1139:Boudreau, Eleanor (May 13, 2013). 1110:McCracken, Mitch (July 13, 2010). 899:"KWAM Station Information Profile" 855:"Facility Technical Data for KWAM" 835:Mitchell, Henry (March 31, 1959). 768:talk shows and is regarded as the 696:format competing directly against 451:By day, KWAM is powered at 10,000 14: 883:Federal Communications Commission 863:Federal Communications Commission 1183:– via World Radio History. 1014:– via World Radio History. 987:. February 11, 1947. p. 11. 669:has owned KWAM since March 2020. 424:. KWAM was founded in 1947 in 2829:1947 establishments in Arkansas 2792:Audio from channel 6 TV station 2723:Jackson and Northwest Tennessee 1546:Licensing and Management System 1526:Licensing and Management System 1432:Concha, Joe (October 2, 2019). 1175:. February 12, 1955. p. 11 1032:. February 23, 1947. p. 4. 859:Licensing and Management System 779:Other syndicated hosts include 1233:. December 3, 1951. p. 98 1046:Randall, Mark (June 5, 2014). 932:Nelson, Rex (April 10, 2013). 776:'s weekday afternoon program. 1: 2097:by frequency & subchannel 1262:. August 10, 1953. p. 11 1204:. August 17, 1957. p. 43 934:"Resurrecting a radio legend" 448:in the late 1940s and 1950s. 687:Clear Channel Communications 504:Arkansas Razorbacks football 2814:Radio stations in Tennessee 632:Christian talk and teaching 630:In 1968, KWAM began airing 485:) and is available online. 338:Public license information 2845: 1465:"Friday, January 10, 2020" 969:FCC History Cards for KWAM 156:(Starnes Media Group, LLC) 2706: 1588:Memphis metropolitan area 1347:. 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