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KMJM (AM)
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KMJM
KMJM (1360 AM
is a radio station
licensed to serve Cedar Rapids, Iowa
. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications
and licensed to Capstar TX Limited Partnership. It airs a classic country
music format including Cedar Rapids Roughriders Hockey, Coe College Football, and occasionally Iowa Hawkeyes Women's Basketball.
, the station was known as KTOF and aired Contemporary Christian music programming as a simulcast of KWOF in Hiawatha, Iowa
. On that date, the station switched callsigns to the current KMJM and began airing a nostalgia
format of "American music classics" from the 1930s and 1940s.
On January 11, 2010 KMJM flipped to a classic country music format.
KMJM (1360 AM
AM broadcasting
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is a radio station
Radio station
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licensed to serve Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Cedar Rapids is the second largest city in Iowa and is the county seat of Linn County. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River, north of Iowa City and east of Des Moines, the state's capital and largest city...
. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
and licensed to Capstar TX Limited Partnership. It airs a classic country
Classic country
Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country hits from past decades.This genre generally follows one of two formats: those specializing in hits from the 1920s through the early 1970s, and focus primarily on innovators and artists from country music's Golden...
music format including Cedar Rapids Roughriders Hockey, Coe College Football, and occasionally Iowa Hawkeyes Women's Basketball.
History
Until December 19, 20012001 in radio
The year 2001 in radio involved some significant events.-Events:*12 January: Jammin 103.5 becomes Kiss 103.5 in Chicago.*29 January: The 80s Channel WXXY and WWYX becomes Viva! 103.1...
, the station was known as KTOF and aired Contemporary Christian music programming as a simulcast of KWOF in Hiawatha, Iowa
Hiawatha, Iowa
Hiawatha is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States. It is a suburb located north of Cedar Rapids and is part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area...
. On that date, the station switched callsigns to the current KMJM and began airing a nostalgia
Nostalgia
The term nostalgia describes a yearning for the past, often in idealized form.The word is a learned formation of a Greek compound, consisting of , meaning "returning home", a Homeric word, and , meaning "pain, ache"...
format of "American music classics" from the 1930s and 1940s.
On January 11, 2010 KMJM flipped to a classic country music format.