KCAM (AM)

KCAM
City Glennallen, Alaska
Broadcast area Copper River Valley
Branding "790 KCAM"
Frequency 790 AM kHz
First air date April 16, 1964[1]
Format Religious[2]
Power 5,000 Watts day and night
Class B
Facility ID 49563
Transmitter coordinates 62°6′52.0″N 145°32′7.0″W / 62.114444°N 145.535278°W / 62.114444; -145.535278
Affiliations Fox News Radio
Salem Radio Network
Owner Joy Media Ministries
Sister stations KCAM-FM
Webcast KCAM Webstream
Website KCAM Online

KCAM is a religious formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Glennallen, Alaska, serving Copper River Valley.[2] KCAM is owned and operated by Joy Media Ministries.[3]

History

On April 16, 1964, KCAM signed on the air for the first time[1] just weeks after the 1964 Alaska earthquake.[4] At the time of the station's launch, KCAM was owned by Central Alaska Missions, Inc., which later became a subsidiary of SEND International.[1] From 2008 to 2015, the station was owned and operated by Alaska Bible College.

References

  1. 1 2 3 1965 Broadcasting Yearbook (PDF). Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1965. p. B-8. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  3. "KCAM Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  4. "1964 Great Alaska Earthquake". United States Geological Survey. April 18, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
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