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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