WYRM
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| WYRM | |
| City of license | Norfolk, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Hampton Roads |
| Slogan | "Ministry Radio 1110" |
| Frequency | 1110 kHz |
| Format | Religious music |
| Power | 50,000 Watts |
| Class | D |
| Transmitter Coordinates | |
| Owner | Word Broadcasting Network |
| Website | http://www.wyrmradio.com/ |
WYRM (1110 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Religious music format. Licensed to Norfolk, Virginia, USA, it serves the Hampton Roads area. The station is currently owned by Word Broadcasting Network.
This station signed on in 1976 as WZAM "Zam 11" , owned by The Benns Family , who owned sister FM Rock station K94. The original format was a Rock / Country hybrid. It was not successful , and a few years later the station began and off & on again simulcast of sister station WMYK "K94". but maintaining it's own "ZAM 11" identity where would break of for it own different but similar programming.
In the mid eighties the station was sold and went religious but retained the WZAM calls letters. The call were later changed to WCKO, many years later the calls became WYRM ( "Where You Really Matter " )
The station went dark in July of 2003, but returned to the air in June of 2004.
The station continues with a religious format
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