KCIM
| Frequency | 1380 kHz |
|---|---|
| Branding | 1380 KCIM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Carroll Broadcasting Company |
| History | |
First air date | November 2, 1950 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 9109 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
| Translator(s) | 95.1 K236CV (Carroll) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 1380kcim.com |
KCIM (1380 AM, "1380 KCIM") is a radio station based in Carroll, Iowa. The station plays classic hits music, along with providing news, sports and farm information. KCIM is part of the Carroll Broadcasting Company, along with KKRL, and KIKD. It was first licensed on November 2, 1950.
History
[edit]KCIM-AM signed on July 27, 1950[2] at 5:00 PM with 14 full-time employees under the ownership of Carroll Broadcasting, owners of KCIM, KKRL along with local cable channel CBTV. At the time, KCIM was the first radio station owned by Carroll Broadcasting. The station in 1951 became a member of the Liberty Broadcasting system and featured Liberty's baseball game of the day. In 1953, 1954 KCIM aired White Sox baseball games from WCFL. In 1951 and 1952 they aired Carroll Merchant baseball games. On April 6, 1954, KCIM was granted a pattern change to extend their coverage west of Denison, south of Audubon and east of Jefferson. KCIM-AM was a news station dedicated to news from around the Carroll County Area. KCIM-AM went through a few format changes: first it was a country station, then after the purchase of KIKD it changed to an easy listening format, after a while it switched to classic hits/oldies.
Announcers and programming
[edit]KCIM's morning announcer and Program Director is John Ryan. Other current announcers (as of September 2022) include Nathan Konz as News Director, Sports Director/middays Jeff Blankman, Farm News Director Von Kettelsen. KCIM has also been the home for Iowa State sports, and Cubs Baseball.
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KCIM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KCIM Extends Coverage Area in West Central Iowa". Newspapers.com. Carroll Daily Times Herald. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
External links
[edit]- KCIM official website
- Carroll Broadcasting
- Facility details for Facility ID 9109 (KCIM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KCIM in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 202995 (K236CV) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K236CV at FCCdata.org
- FCC History Cards for KCIM[permanent dead link]
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