WQRM

WQRM
City Duluth, Minnesota
Broadcast area Duluth area
Branding VCY America
Frequency 850 kHz
Translator(s) 99.7 W259CV (Duluth)
First air date April 26, 1963 (as WWJC at 1270)
Format Christian radio
Power 50,000 watts day
14,000 watts critical hours
Class D
Facility ID 74191
Transmitter coordinates 46°39′19.00″N 92°12′40.00″W / 46.6552778°N 92.2111111°W / 46.6552778; -92.2111111
Former callsigns WWJC (1963-2014)
Former frequencies 1270 kHz (1963-1970)
Affiliations VCY America
Owner VCY America
Webcast Listen Live
Website VCY America website

WQRM (850 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format. Licensed to Duluth, Minnesota, United States, the station is an owned and operated affiliate of VCY America.[1] The station previously held the call sign WWJC, under self ownership and featured programming from Salem Radio Network. The then-WWJC originally signed on at 1270 kHz with 5 kW in 1963 and moved to its current 850 kHz frequency and raised power to 10 kW in 1970.[2]

In 2016, WQRM was granted a license to increase daytime power to 50,000 watts, with critical hours service of 14,000 watts.[3]

References

  1. WQRM fcc.gov. Accessed April 18, 2014
  2. "WQRM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.


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