WQRM
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Transmitter coordinates | 46°39′19.00″N 92°12′40.00″W / 46.6552778°N 92.2111111°W |
| Translator(s) | 97.7 W249CX (Duluth) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | vcyamerica.org |
WQRM (850
Christian talk and teaching format, with soft Christian music
heard some hours.
WQRM is a
FM translator W249CX at 97.7 MHz
.
History
The station
signed on the air on April 26, 1963. The original call sign was WWJC.[4] It has always broadcast a Christian radio format. The original owner was the Twin Ports Christian Broadcasting Corporation.[5] It originally broadcast at 1270 kHz and ran 5,000 watts.[4][5] Its original city of license was Superior, Wisconsin.[5] In 1970, its frequency was changed to 850 kHz which was coupled with a power increase to 10,000 watts. The city of license was changed to Duluth, Minnesota.[4]
In 2014, the station was sold to VCY America for $400,000.[4] In 2016, WQRM was granted a license to increase daytime power to 50,000 watts, with critical hours set at 14,000 watts.[6]
On August 8, 2021, WQRM was the victim of a fire that totally destroyed the new transmitter as well as the backup transmitters.[7][8][9] The fire caused over $500,000 in damage to the transmitter and other equipment and $75,000 in structural damage.[10]
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WQRM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ WQRM fcc.gov. Accessed April 18, 2014
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WQRM
- ^ a b c d "Duluth Christian radio station WWJC to be sold", Duluth News Tribune. February 1, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ a b c History Cards for WQRM, fcc.gov. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WQRM 850 AM off air due to fire". August 9, 2021.
- ^ Harlow, Tim. "Fire heavily damages Duluth Christian radio station", Star Tribune. August 9, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ "WQRM Duluth Knocked Off-Air Due To Transmitter Fire", InsideRadio. August 9, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ Rahman, Arman. "Decades-Old WWJC Radio Station Heavily Damaged In Early Morning Fire", KQDS-TV. August 8, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.