KWFM

KWFM
City of license South Tucson, Arizona
Broadcast area Tucson, Arizona
Branding "Star 1330"
Slogan "The Beat of Tucson"
Frequency 1330 AM kHz
First air date 1957
Format Hot Adult Contemporary
Classic Hits
Power 2,000 Watts daytime
5,000 Watts nighttime
Class B
Facility ID 57503
Transmitter coordinates 32°18′51.0″N 110°50′17.0″W / 32.314167°N 110.838056°W
Former callsigns KMOP (1957–1965)
KHYT (1965–1987)
KMRR (1987–1999)
KJLL (1999–2012)
Affiliations The Daily Dees
Owner Hudson Communications, Inc.
Website KWFM Online

KWFM is a Hot Adult Contemporary and Classic Hits formatted broadcast radio station licensed to South Tucson, Arizona, serving Tucson, Arizona.[1] KWFM is owned and operated by Hudson Communications, Inc.[2]

History

The station went on the air as KMOP in 1957. It became KHYT in 1965, KMRR in February 7, 1987, KJLL in 1999, and KWFM in 2012.[3]

As a talk radio station in 2012, the station aired national newscasts from CBS Radio and CNN Radio. Hosts included Stephanie Miller, Ed Schultz, Michael Smerconish, Dr. Joy Browne, Leslie Marshall, Thom Hartman, and Don Imus.[4]

The station went off the air on September 20, 2012.[5] The station later came back to air with the current format.

References

  1. ↑ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  2. ↑ "KWFM Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "KWFM Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ↑ "Radio schedule". KJLL. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  5. ↑ Burch, Cathalina H. (September 24, 2012). "Tucson's KWFM The Star off the air". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved November 15, 2013.

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