KRWM
| City | Bremerton, Washington |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Greater Puget Sound area, Washington |
| Branding | Warm 106.9 |
| Slogan | Today's Hits, Yesterday's Favorites |
| Frequency | 106.9 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | 1964 (as KBRO-FM) |
| Format |
Adult Contemporary Christmas music (Nov.-Dec.) HD2: Adult Standards (KIXI simulcast) |
| ERP | 49,000 watts |
| HAAT | 396 meters |
| Class | C1 |
| Facility ID | 53870 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 47°32′39″N 122°06′29″W / 47.54417°N 122.10806°WCoordinates: 47°32′39″N 122°06′29″W / 47.54417°N 122.10806°W |
| Callsign meaning | K Radio WarM |
| Former callsigns |
KBRO-FM (1964–1979) KWWA (1979–1984) KHIT (1984–1986) KNUA (1986–1990) KKNW (1990–1992) |
| Owner |
Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. (Seattle FCC License Sub, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KIXI, KKNW, KQMV, KVRQ |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | warm1069.com |
KRWM (106.9 FM), "Warm 106.9", is an Adult Contemporary radio station serving the Puget Sound region. The Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. outlet broadcasts at 106.9 MHz with an ERP of 49 kW and is licensed to Bremerton, Washington. Its transmitter is located near Issaquah, Washington on Cougar Mountain, with studios located at Newport Corporate Center in Bellevue.
History
KRWM, whose legacy dates back to 1964 as KBRO-FM and whose formats included Top 40 (1964–1972), country music (1972–1984, changed call letters to KWWA in 1979), second run at top 40 (1984–1987 as KHIT), new age (1987–1990) as KNUA ("Music for a New Age"), and smooth jazz KKNW ("Sound FM") (1990-1992), and switched to a soft adult contemporary format in August 1992 (the KRWM calls were adopted on October 26).
As KRWM, the station competed against KLTX, known as "95.7 K-Lite". At first, it looked that the station did not have a promising future and was about to change formats; however, when KLTX unexpectedly flipped formats in 1994, KRWM picked up most of KLTX's former listeners, and ratings increased dramatically.
Up until mid-July 2014, KRWM was also the flagship station of Delilah Rene's nighttime syndicated program for Premiere Radio, which originates from the station's studios (she lives in Seattle). Prior to going nationwide, Delilah's program was a regular nightly feature on KRWM. Today, Delilah's program only airs in Washington state on KISC-FM in Spokane. From mid-November to December 26 of every year, KRWM airs all-Christmas music with its website streaming all-Christmas music from November 1st to mid-November. They are one of two stations in Seattle to play continuous Christmas music, the other being KCMS-FM.
In 2013, Sandusky Radio sold its radio holdings in Seattle and Phoenix, Arizona to Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.
Airstaff
- Allan Fee & Ashley Ryan w/ Sue Romero: The More Music Morning Show - Weekdays 5-9AM
- Shellie Hart - Weekdays - 9AM-2PM
- AJ & Laurie Hardie- Weekday Afternoons 2-7PM
- KAZ - Weeknights 7PM-12AM
- Rees Kirk - Weekends
- Maya - Weekends
- Dianna Rose - Weekends
References
- ↑ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=11 HD Radio Guide for Seattle-Tacoma
- ↑ http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=53870 KRWM digital status
External links
- Warm 106.9
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KRWM
- Radio-Locator information on KRWM
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KRWM