KVWM is a commercial Talk radio

Talk radio

Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...

 station in Show Low, Arizona

Show Low, Arizona

Winters in Show Low bring highs between 45°F and 55°F , with lows usually below freezing between November and March, averaging in the 20s December through February, and in the low 30s for November and March....

, broadcasting on 970 AM

Amplitude modulation

Amplitude modulation is a technique used in electronic communication, most commonly for transmitting information via a radio carrier wave. AM works by varying the strength of the transmitted signal in relation to the information being sent...

 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

Easy listening is a broad style of popular music and radio format that emerged in the 1950s, evolving out of big band music, and related to MOR music as played on many AM radio stations. It encompasses the exotica, beautiful music, light music, lounge music, ambient music, and space age pop genres...

 station, and later changed to an 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....

 format. In 2004, the Oldies format was moved to another Petracom station, KSNX

KSNX

KSNX is a commercial classic hits music radio station in Heber, Arizona, broadcasting on 105.5 FM. It is owned by New Directions Media, Inc.-External links:*...

, and KVWM began simulcasting the NewsTalk format that is still carried on the station today.