KRWM
Adult contemporary | |
| Subchannels | HD2: Christmas music HD3: Adult standards (KIXI simulcast) |
|---|---|
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KIXI, KKNW, KPNW-FM, KQMV | |
| History | |
First air date | August 1964 (as KBRO-FM) |
Former call signs | KBRO-FM (1964–1979) KWWA (1979–1984) KHIT (1984–1986) KNUA (1986–1990) KKNW (1990–1992) |
Call sign meaning | K RWM (Spelling of "warm" shuffled - station branding) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 53870 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 49,000 watts |
| HAAT | 397 meters (1,302 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 47°32′39″N 122°06′29″W / 47.54417°N 122.10806°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) |
| Website | warm1069.com |
KRWM (106.9
KRWM broadcasts with 49,000 watts of effective radiated power (ERP) on a tower 1,302 feet in height above average terrain (HAAT). Its transmitter is located near Issaquah on Cougar Mountain, with its studios and offices located at Newport Corporate Center in Bellevue. KRWM broadcasts in HD.[2][3] Its HD-2 signal plays year-round Christmas music (the main station plays Christmas music as well from mid-November through Christmas Day), and its HD-3 signal simulcasts sister station KIXI.
History
Top 40 (1964–1972)
In August 1964, the station first
Country (1972–1984)
In 1972, KBRO-FM switched to country music. On July 4, 1984, it changed call letters to KWWA as Bremerton Broadcasting received permission from the Federal Communications Commission to boost its tower height to 1380 feet, enough to cover the larger Seattle radio market.
Top 40 (1984–1987)
The station tried a second run at Top 40 music from July 4, 1984, to September 5, 1987, as KHIT.
New age (1987–1990)
In 1986, the station was acquired by the Pacific & Southern Corporation (a division of Gannett), which flipped it to a new-age music format the following year as KNUA, using the slogan "Music for a New Age."[5][6][7]
Smooth jazz (1990–1992)
In August 1990, after Brown Broadcasting bought the station, it moved to a smooth jazz format as KKNW, calling itself "Sound FM".[8][9]
Adult contemporary (1992–present)
On October 16, 1992, the station switched to a
As KRWM, the station competed against "95.7 K-Lite," KLTX, an established Soft AC station. At first, it looked like Warm 107 did not have a promising future and was about to change formats, but when KLTX unexpectedly flipped formats in 1994, KRWM picked up most of KLTX's former listeners, and ratings increased dramatically. (KLTX is now
In July 2013, Sandusky announced it would sell its radio holdings in Seattle and Phoenix, Arizona, to Hubbard Broadcasting. The sale was completed that November.[23]
KRWM had been the
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KRWM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "HD Radio station guide for Seattle–Tacoma, WA". Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2015. HD Radio Guide for Seattle-Tacoma
- ^ http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=53870 KRWM digital status
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1966 page B-161
- ^ "KNUA Radio - TV Spot 1". YouTube. October 15, 2015. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021.
- ^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1980s/1987/RR-1987-09-11.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Mediatrix/Mediatrix-Seattle-1986.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "KNUA - Sound FM 106.9 - Seattle Washington Radio Station - TV Commercial (1989)". YouTube. September 13, 2020. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021.
- ^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1990/RR-1990-08-31.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "107.1 FM Seattle - 1991". YouTube. November 29, 2023.
- ^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1992/RR-1992-10-23.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Warm 106.9 TV Commercial (Winter 2016 :15 A) (KRWM-FM Seattle)". YouTube. September 24, 2016. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021.
- ^ "Warm 106.9 TV Commercial (Winter 2016 :15 B) (KRWM-FM Seattle)". YouTube. September 24, 2016. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021.
- ^ "Warm 106.9 TV Commercial (Winter 2016 :15 C) (KRWM-FM Seattle)". YouTube. September 24, 2016. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021.
- ^ "Warm 106.9 TV Commercial (Winter 2016 :15 D) (KRWM-FM Seattle)". YouTube. September 24, 2016. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021.
- ^ "Warm 106.9 TV Commercial (Winter 2016 :30) (KRWM-FM Seattle)". YouTube. September 24, 2016. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021.
- ^ "Warm 106.9 Seattle's Number One Choice TV Commercial (Winter 2018 :15A) (KRWM Seattle)". YouTube. April 23, 2018. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021.
- ^ "Warm 106.9 Seattle's Number One Choice TV Commercial (Winter 2018 :15B) (KRWM Seattle)". YouTube. April 23, 2018. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021.
- ^ "Warm 106.9 Seattle's Number One Choice TV Commercial (Winter 2018 :30A) (KRWM Seattle)". YouTube. April 23, 2018. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021.
- ^ "Warm 106.9 Seattle's Number One Choice TV Commercial (Winter 2018 :30B) (KRWM Seattle)". YouTube. April 23, 2018. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021.
- ^ "Warm 106.9 Seattle's Number One Choice TV Commercial (Winter 2018 :30C) (KRWM Seattle)". YouTube. April 23, 2018. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021.
- ^ "Today's Hits. Yesterday's Favorites". YouTube. January 25, 2021. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021.
- ^ Hubbard Acquires Sandusky Broadcasting
External links
- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 53870 (KRWM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KRWM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database