- WCLM (AM)
Infobox Radio station
name = WCLM
city =Highland Springs, Virginia
area =Richmond, Virginia Mechanicsville, Virginia
branding = "Solid Gold Soul AM 1450"
slogan = "The Heart and Soul of the City"
airdate = 1959
frequency = 1450 kHz
format =Urban Oldies
Soul
Urban TalkReligious
power = 960 Watts day and night
erp =
haat =
class = C
facility_id = 73728
coordinates = coord|37|32|39.0|N|77|20|47.0|W|type:landmark
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = WENZ (1959-1987)
WRGF (1987-1988)
WCLM (1988-Present)
owner = World Media Broadcast Company
licensee =
sister_stations =WHAP
webcast = [http://wclmradio.com/asx/wclm.asx WCLM Webstream]
website = [http://www.wclm1450am.com/ WCLM Online]
affiliations =WCLM is a
Urban Oldies /Soul/Urban Talk/Religious formatted broadcastradio station licensed toHighland Springs, Virginia , serving the Richmond and Mechanicsville area. WCLM is owned and operated by World Media Broadcast Company.History
WCLM signed on in 1959 as WENZ. Up until 1966 , it had a Top 40 format. In 1966 , the station switched to it's long running R&B/Soul format which lasted thru the rest of the 1960s and all of the 1970s . Some of the more popular personalities on WENZ included Kirby Carmicheal, Willie "Meatball " Poe , Jim Minor , and Hardy Jay Lang. By 1982,new FM competitition from recently switched R&B station WPLZ-FM (Magic 99 )forced a format change to all news in 1982. In 1986 , the station resumed it's R&B/Soul Format , using automation and taped music supplied by TM/Century in Dallas. In 1987 the station flipped to Oldies as WRGF . In 1989 the calls changed to WCLM and a Jazz format. As the years went by , the station expanded into R&B, Gospel, and religious programming. Also , the station added a block of classic country and bluegrass hosted by "Big" John Trimble, now in Morning Drive. Also , in 2007 , the station hired legendary Richmond R&B personality Chip "Chocolate Chip" Johnston for middays , and rehired Kirby Carmicheal for afternoons , both playing classic soul & R&B .
In March of 2007, WCLM began simulcasting on new sister station
WHAP at 1340 AM, in nearby Hopewell.External Links
* [http://www.wclm1450am.com/ Solid Gold Soul AM 1450 Online]
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