KAAM
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KAAM, known as "K-Double-A-M", is an AM
radio station
broadcasting in the Dallas/Fort Worth
"Metroplex" with a format of oldies
/standards
, and program length commercials. This station is licensed in Garland, Texas
, USA and is owned and operated by DJR Broadcasting.
, Bonneville changed the 1310 call letters of the AM station to KAAM and added an FM station on 92.5 with the callsign KAFM. KAAM lasted on 1310 for many years, finally selling the station to Susquehanna Radio Corporation
on February 8, 1994, which changed the call letters to KTCK
(The "Ticket") and the format to all-sports.
Meanwhile, KPBC (the call letters stood for Percy B. Crawford
, founder of Crawford Broadcasting
) originally broadcast on 1040 kHz as a daytime-only station and changed frequencies to 770 kHz when Crawford completed the construction to create KPBC 770 in 1990 as a 24/7 station. The call letters were changed to KAAM on October 19, 1999.
In 1999, KAAM (formerly on AM 620 kHz) and its Big Band/Standards format were once again revived on 770 kHz in Garland, Texas, by another owner/enthusiast. This time, the station is branded as Legends 77. It was since then divested by Crawford in Mid-2007.
On March 1, 2010, KAAM added a talk block to its weekday lineup. From 1pm to 2pm daily, a rotation of medical and financial programs dubbed "Ask the Pros" takes the place of regular music programming.
Former notable personalities include Ken "Hubcap" Carter (died February 2004); Jim Thomas; "Deacon" Don Evans (died July 2001); Leon McWhorter (aka Jay Roberts); Robin Jones; "McGregor" (Benn); Stubie Doak; Dave Mitchell
; Russ Martin
; Jack Bishop; Linda Martin; Cary Richards; and Eddie Hubbard
(died in March 2007).
AM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation. AM was the first method of impressing sound on a radio signal and is still widely used today. Commercial and public AM broadcasting is carried out in the medium wave band world wide, and on long wave and short wave...
radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting in the Dallas/Fort Worth
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
"Metroplex" with a format of oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
/standards
Adult standards
Adult standards is a North American radio format heard primarily on AM or class A FM stations.Adult standards is aimed at "mature" adults, meaning mainly those persons over 50 years of age, but it is mostly targeted for senior citizens...
, and program length commercials. This station is licensed in Garland, Texas
Garland, Texas
-Climate:* The average warmest month is July.* The highest recorded temperature was in 2000.* On average, the coolest month is January.* The lowest recorded temperature was in 1989.* The maximum average precipitation occurs in May....
, USA and is owned and operated by DJR Broadcasting.
History
The KAAM format began when the city of Dallas sold WRR, its AM station on 1310 kHz, to Bonneville Broadcasting in January 1978. In 1921, WRR (now known as KTCK) had been the first licensed radio station west of the Mississippi River, and only the second in the U.S. Because the city was going to retain the WRR call letters for its classical music FM stationWRR (FM)
WRR is a municipally-owned radio station, owned by the city of Dallas, Texas, that broadcasts a classical music format....
, Bonneville changed the 1310 call letters of the AM station to KAAM and added an FM station on 92.5 with the callsign KAFM. KAAM lasted on 1310 for many years, finally selling the station to Susquehanna Radio Corporation
Susquehanna Radio Corporation
The Susquehanna Radio Corporation was a media corporation which operated from 1941 to 2006 that was headquartered in York, Pennsylvania. The company was a unit of Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff, a conglomerate more widely known for the Pfaltzgraff kitchenware line than its broadcasting pursuits.Some of...
on February 8, 1994, which changed the call letters to KTCK
KTCK
KTCK , is a sports talk radio station based in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The station, currently owned by Cumulus Media, has been made popular by the incorporation of humor alongside the sports talk....
(The "Ticket") and the format to all-sports.
Meanwhile, KPBC (the call letters stood for Percy B. Crawford
Percy Crawford
Percy Bartimus Crawford was an evangelist and fundamentalist leader who especially emphasized youth ministry. During the late 1950s, he saw the potential of FM radio and UHF television and built the first successful Christian broadcasting network...
, founder of Crawford Broadcasting
Crawford Broadcasting
Crawford Broadcasting is a family-owned media company based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. Crawford Broadcasting primarily owns radio stations mostly with Christian and Oldies/Nostalgia formats.-History:...
) originally broadcast on 1040 kHz as a daytime-only station and changed frequencies to 770 kHz when Crawford completed the construction to create KPBC 770 in 1990 as a 24/7 station. The call letters were changed to KAAM on October 19, 1999.
In 1999, KAAM (formerly on AM 620 kHz) and its Big Band/Standards format were once again revived on 770 kHz in Garland, Texas, by another owner/enthusiast. This time, the station is branded as Legends 77. It was since then divested by Crawford in Mid-2007.
On March 1, 2010, KAAM added a talk block to its weekday lineup. From 1pm to 2pm daily, a rotation of medical and financial programs dubbed "Ask the Pros" takes the place of regular music programming.
Personalities
Current on-air personalities include Jaan McCoy, Mary Rose, Jack Davis, Tori Logan, "Crusin'" Al Taylor, Hermann Bockelmann, Ray Van Steen, and Chuck Brinkman (formerly at KLUV-FM). News is provided by Fox News Radio.Former notable personalities include Ken "Hubcap" Carter (died February 2004); Jim Thomas; "Deacon" Don Evans (died July 2001); Leon McWhorter (aka Jay Roberts); Robin Jones; "McGregor" (Benn); Stubie Doak; Dave Mitchell
Dave Mitchell
James David Mitchell better known as "Dave Mitchell" is an American radio personality, producer, engineer, voice-over artist and former broadcast executive who has appeared on over 100 radio stations in Texas, Mississippi, Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina, and on Sirius Satellite Radio...
; Russ Martin
Russ Martin
Russell Dale Martin is an American radio shock jock in Dallas, Texas. He has worked in the Dallas radio market for over 26 years. Martin hosted the #1 rated The Russ Martin Show on KLLI Live 105.3 in Dallas, until December 8, 2008 when KLLI switched to an all-sports format...
; Jack Bishop; Linda Martin; Cary Richards; and Eddie Hubbard
Eddie Hubbard
Charles Edward "Eddie" Hubbard was an easy-listening disc jockey and radio personality in Chicago, at such radio stations as WIND and WGN. At WGN he co-hosted a popular show with Jack Brickhouse.-Early Years In Chicago:...
(died in March 2007).