KVWM is a commercial
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content rather than outside music. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often featur ...
station in
Show Low, Arizona
Show Low is a city in Navajo County, Arizona. It lies on the Mogollon Rim in east central Arizona, at an elevation of 6,345 feet (1,934 m). The city was established in 1870 and incorporated in 1953. According to the 2010 census, the population ...
, broadcasting on 970
AM and owned by Petracom of Holbrook, LLC (a subsidiary of
Petracom Media).
History
The first words on KVWM were spoken by station founder "Woody" Woodworth, on May 17, 1957. The station was originally an
Easy Listening
Easy listening (including mood music) is a popular music genre and radio format that was most popular during the 1950s to 1970s. It is related to middle-of-the-road (MOR) music and encompasses instrumental recordings of standards, hit songs, n ...
station, and later changed to an
Oldies
Oldies is a term for musical genres such as pop music, rock and roll, doo-wop, surf music (broadly characterized as classic rock and pop rock) from the second half of the 20th century, specifically from around the mid-1950s to the 1980s, as we ...
format. In 2004, the Oldies format was moved to another Petracom station,
KSNX, and KVWM began simulcasting the NewsTalk format that is still carried on the station today.
External links
KVWM Website
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Mogollon Rim
White Mountains (Arizona)
1957 establishments in Arizona
Radio stations established in 1957
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