KKIM (1000 kHz) is a

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, broadcasting a Christian talk and teaching

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. The station is owned by Robert Wilkins, through licensee Wild West Radio Corporation. National religious leaders heard on KKIM include Chuck Swindoll, Charles Stanley, John MacArthur and David Jeremiah. KKIM uses a brokered programming system, where hosts pay a fee for their time on the air and may use their shows to seek donations to their ministries. KKIM's studios are located in Northeast Albuquerque. By day, KKIM is powered at 10,000

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s non-directional. But because 1000 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A KNWN

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and WMVP

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, KKIM must greatly reduce power to 53 watts at night to avoid interference. The

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tower is on Arno Street SE near the Albuquerque International Sunport.

History

KKIM first signed on the air on . The station was originally a daytimer, required to go off the air at sunset. Since its earliest days, it has broadcast a

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format. The original owner was Christian Enterprises, Inc. In 1976, an FM station was added, KLYT 88.3 FM. On September 23, 2014, American General Media sold KKIM and KERI in

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, to

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-based Christian broadcaster Wilkins Radio. This gave Wilkins ownership of another station in the Albuquerque radio market, along with KXKS 1190 AM. The sale was consummated on December 31, 2014, at a price of $587,500. Wilkins had briefly leased KXKS to Rock of Talk LLC which changed the format to

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on April 1, 2015. However this was discontinued in July. KXKS began simulcasting KKIM until KXKS switched to

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Christian programming in September 2015.

References

External links

FCC History Cards for KKIM
KIM Radio stations established in 1973 1973 establishments in New Mexico KIM {{NewMexico-radio-station-stub