KXGM (AM)

Infobox Radio station
name = KXGM


city = Waterloo, Iowa
branding = "89.1 The Spirit"
slogan = "Positive Hit Radio"
airdate =
frequency = 850 (kHz)
format = Christian Contemporary
power = 500 watts (daytime only)
class = D
facility_id = 37446
coordinates = coord|42|28|56|N| 92|16|16|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning = EXtreme Grace Media
former_callsigns = KWOF (2002-2008)
KXGM (2008-present)
affiliations=
owner = Extreme Grace Media
sister_stations = KXGM-FM
licensee =
website = http://www.891thespirit.com/
affiliations = simulcast of KXGM-FM|

KXGM (850 AM, "89.1 The Spirit") is a commercial radio station serving the Waterloo, Iowa, area. The station broadcasts a simulcast of KXGM-FM's Christian Contemporary music format during daytime hours only. KXGM is owned by Extreme Grace Media.

The station's antenna system uses three towers arranged in a directional array that concentrates the signal toward the northwest. According to the Antenna Structure Registration database, each of the towers is convert|88.4|m|ft|abbr=on tall. [cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/asrn-within-radius?dlat=42&mlat=28&slat=56.00&ns=N&dlon=92&mlon=16&slon=16.00&ew=W&nad=27&radius=0.5 |title=FCC Antenna Structure Registration database] The transmitter site is located in east Waterloo on Osage Road.

Programming

From 1997 until October 2006, KWOF aired a Christian Contemporary music format branded as "The Spirit". [cite news |work=The Waterloo Courier |title=KWOF Radio 850 changes format |first=Kelsey |last=Holm |url=http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2006/12/06/news/metro/e05c8a68b210e3e48625723c005756a0.txt |date=2006-12-06 |quote=On Oct. 20, KWOF, which had been a simulcast station of The New 89.1 The Spirit, changed its format from contemporary Christian music to legendary Christian rock, said President Michael James. The AM station, dubbed The Prodigal, revisits the glory days of Christian rock radio from the 1970s to mid-'90s, playing artists such as Petra, White Heart, DeGarmo & Key, Keith Green and Larry Norman.] On October 20, 2006, the station filled to a "legendary Christian rock" format featuring artists from the 1970s through the mid-1990s. This format is branded as "The Prodigal." This date also marked the end of simulcasting with sister station KWOF-FM which retained the "Spirit" branding and Christian Contemporary music format.cite news |work=Cedar Rapid Gazette |title=Radio station in Hiawatha, Iowa, moves closer to core audience |date=2006-08-16 |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-17311061_ITM |quote=What started as KWOF, a AM radio station in Waterloo in 1997, is now also an FM broadcasting station in Hiawatha. The Spirit added the FM station in July 2001, but moved to the Corridor earlier this year to be closer to its biggest audience.]

The station changed its call letters to KXGM in 2008 to reflect the new ownership, and began simulcasting KXGM-FM 89.1.

Ownership

In August 1985, the station was transferred from KLEU, Inc., to Michael Facciani Ministries, Inc. [cite web |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |title=Application Search Details (BAL-19850430FK) |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=77977]

In May 1990, the station was transferred from Melene Facciani to Debra B. Smith. [cite web |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |title=Application Search Details (BTC-19900108EA) |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=143518]

In April 1995, the station was transferred from Life Unlimited Communications, Inc., to Friendship Communications, Inc. [cite web |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |title=Application Search Details (BAL-19941227EA) |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=205166]

In March 2004, Extreme Grace Media (Chris Behmlander, president) reached an agreement to purchase KWOF and KWOF-FM from Friendship Communications (Michael Facciani, president) for a reported sale price of $160,000. [cite news |work=Broadcasting & Cable |title=Deals |date=2008-03-24 |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6544054.html?q=KWOF] The transfer was approved by the FCC on April 23 2008 and the deal was consummated on July 18 2008. [cite web |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1228516 |title=Application Search Details (BAL-20080310ADE)]

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