KWAM

KWAM
Broadcast areaMemphis metropolitan area
Frequency990 kHz
BrandingThe Mighty 990
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatConservative talk
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
February 9, 1947
(77 years ago) (1947-02-09)
Former call signs
KWEM (1947–1959)
Call sign meaning
Rhymes with "wham"[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID35873
ClassB
Power
  • 10,000 watts day
  • 450 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
35°8′4.00″N 90°5′38.00″W / 35.1344444°N 90.0938889°W / 35.1344444; -90.0938889
Translator(s)107.9 W300DE (Memphis)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitemighty990.com

KWAM (990 AM) is a commercial radio station in Memphis, Tennessee, featuring a conservative talk radio format known as "The Mighty 990". Owned by Todd Starnes via Starnes Media Group, LLC, the stations serves the Memphis metropolitan area.[3][4] KWAM's studios are located in Memphis, while the transmitter is in Marion, Arkansas. KWAM was founded in 1947 in West Memphis, Arkansas, as KWEM, helping "break" artists such as Elvis Presley, B.B. King, Johnny Cash, Ike Turner and Howlin' Wolf in the late 1940s and 1950s.

By day, KWAM is powered at 10,000 watts. But because 990 AM is a Canadian clear channel frequency, KWAM must reduce power at night to only 450 watts to avoid interference. It uses a directional antenna at all times.[5] Programming is also heard in Memphis and adjacent communities on low-power FM translator W300DE (107.9 FM) and is available online.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference newsound was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KWAM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "KWAM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^ "KWAM Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  5. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KWAM