KRWM

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KRWM
City of license Bremerton, Washington
Broadcast area Seattle metropolitan area
Branding Warm 106.9
Frequency 106.9 MHz (Also on HD Radio)
106.9 HD-2 for simulcast of KIXI-AM in Stereo
First air date 1964
Format Adult Contemporary
ERP 49,000 watts
HAAT 396 meters
Class C1
Facility ID 53870
Callsign meaning Really Warm
Owner Sandusky Radio
Webcast Listen Live
Website www.warm1069.com

KRWM (106.9 FM), "Warm 106.9", is an Adult Contemporary radio station serving the Puget Sound region. The Sandusky Broadcasting outlet broadcasts at 106.9 MHz with an ERP of 49 kW and is licensed to Bremerton, Washington. Its transmitter is located in Issaquah, Washington.

[edit] History

KRWM, whose legacy dates back to 1964 as KBRO-FM and whose formats included Contemporary hits (1964-1972), Country music (1972-1984, changed call letters to KWWA in 1979), Top 40 (1984-1986 as KHIT) and Smooth Jazz (1986-1992; first as KNUA in 1986, then to KKNW in 1990), flipped formats to its current incarnation in the Fall of 1992.

KRWM is also the flagship station of Delilah Rene's nighttime syndicated program for Premiere Radio, which originates from the station's studios (she lives in Seattle). Prior to going nationwide, Delilah's program was a regular nightly feature on KRWM. From late November until December 26th, KRWM airs all-Christmas music, along with the Delilah program.

[edit] Radio Ratings

The following table shows the AQH Share information from Arbitron Ratings data.

AQH is an abbrieviation for Average Quarter-Hour Persons (AQH Persons). The average number of persons listening to a particular station for at least five minutes during a 15-minute period.

Share is the percentage of those listening to radio in the Metro who are listening to a particular radio station.

AQH Share Equation is [AQH Persons to a Station / AQH Persons to All Stations] x 100 = Share (%)

AQH Share for Persons age 12+, Mon-Sun 6AM-Mid

Station Spring '05 Summer '05 Fall '05 Winter '06
KRWM 4.8 Share 3.8 Share 5.9 Share 5.2 Share

KRWM is currently ranked #2 of 36 Seattle radio stations in Arbitron Ratings Data for Winter of '06.

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