WKBM

WKBM
Sandwich, Illinois;
Broadcast area	Chicago metropolitan area
Frequency	930 kHz
Branding	Relevant Radio
Programming
Format	Catholic talk and teaching
Network	Relevant Radio
Ownership
Owner	Relevant Radio; (Relevant Radio, Inc.);
Sister stations	WNTD; WWCA;
History
First air date	May 1986; 38 years ago
Former call signs	WBYG (1986–1988); WAUR (1988–2014);
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	48240
Class	B
Power	2,500 watts (day); 4,200 watts (night);
Transmitter coordinates	41°36′26″N 88°27′11″W / 41.60722°N 88.45306°W
Translator(s)	99.1 MHz W256DU (Cloverdale)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	relevantradio.com

WKBM (930 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a Catholic talk and teaching radio format.^[3] It is licensed to Sandwich, Illinois, and largely simulcasts with sister station WNTD 950 AM Chicago. They are owned by Relevant Radio, based in Lincolnshire, Illinois.^[4]

By day, WKBM is powered at 2,500 watts. At night, it increases power to 4,500 watts. To protect other stations on 930 AM from interference, it uses a directional antenna with a five-tower array. The transmitter is on Legion Road at Immanuel Road in Yorkville, Illinois.^[5] Programming is also heard on 34-watt FM translator W256DU at 99.1 MHz in Cloverdale, Illinois.^[6]

^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Callsign was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Facility Technical Data for WKBM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved November 10, 2009.
^ "WKBM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved November 10, 2009.
^ Radio-Locator.com/WKBM
^ Radio-Locator.com/W256DU