Broadcast area | Tucson metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 940 kHz |
Branding | 940 AM KGMS |
Programming | |
Format | Christian talk and teaching |
Affiliations | Wilkins Radio Network |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | August 10, 1963 |
Former call signs | KMBO (1960–1961) KOBY(1961–1963) KHOS (1963–1977) KMGX (1977–1981) KNST (1981–1993) KWFM (1993–1994) KCEE (1994–2001) |
Call sign meaning | K Good MeSsage |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 53592 |
Class | B |
Power | 1,000 watts day 250 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°12′4.00″N 111°1′2.00″W / 32.2011111°N 111.0172222°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | KGMS Online |
KGMS (940 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian talk and teaching format. It is licensed to Tucson, Arizona. The station is owned by Robert and Luann Wilkins, through licensee Tucson Christian Radio, Inc. National religious leaders heard on KGMS include David Jeremiah, John MacArthur, Chuck Swindoll, Charles Stanley and Alistair Begg. It is part of the Wilkins Radio Network.
By day, KGMS is powered at 1,000 watts. To reduce interference to other stations on 940 AM, a clear channel frequency, KGMS reduces power to 250 watts at night. It uses a directional antenna with a two-tower array.[2] Programming is simulcast on KNXN 1470 AM in Sierra Vista, Arizona, to provide coverage southeast of Tucson.