[IRCA] 1480 Wichita flips Disney to Big Talker

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

** U S A. 1480 in Wichita KS had been Radio Disney, but now as heard Jan 7 at 1957 UT it`s ``The Big Talker, 1480 KQAM``. Promo gave list of talkshow lineup, too quick to copy down, but not a one of them liberal and some of them far-right wackos, anything but in the public interest, such as Glenn Beck, John Gibson. At least they also have relatively moderate Joe Scarborough, and Jim Bohannon --- only America in the Morning, not his evening talkshow. 

If KQAM has its own website, it`s not showing up anywhere near the top of Google searches. But here`s the program list, CST = UT -6, as if they turn the transmitter off for weekends: 
http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/68784/kqam-wichita-unveils-talk-lineup?ref=search
And another story about the transfer:
http://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=b12119

A big SNAFU at 2000 UT as commercials continued for the first half of the one-minute Fox ``News``, double audio; no loss. 2001 switches to Mid-America Network, owned by same group, for bitter cold weather forecast, 2002 market report (meaning ag, not stock), 2003 promo Imus show which includes local news breaks.

Strangely enough, during the Radio Disney era, kept old calls KQAM, which don`t seem to relate to any cartoon character, and are still keeping them. KQAM was originally on 1410, and now that is co-owned with present 1410, sports talk, KGSO. Both put adequate daytime groundwave signals into Enid almost 200 km away.

Steckline Communications already owned 1410, and FCC AM Query Jan 7 still shows 1480 owned by Disney. It also shows:

20-year Call Sign history of the 1480 facility, #61352:
Current Call Sign:   KQAM  
Call Sign  Begin Date  
 KQAM  09/23/1997 
 KZSN  02/01/1990 
 KLEO  12/31/1982 
 KWKN  09/01/1980 

And of the 1410 facility, #53150:
Current Call Sign:   KGSO  
Call Sign  Begin Date  
 KGSO  05/01/2005 
 KMYR  09/23/1997 
 KQAM  09/15/1980 
 KEYN   

Will Radio Disney find another outlet in Wichita? The Radio Disney website thinx they are still on 1480:
http://radio.disney.go.com/music/yourstation/wichita/index.html
(Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)


      
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