WKBM

WKBM (930 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a Catholic talk and teaching radio format. It is licensed to Sandwich, Illinois, and largely simulcasts with sister station WNTD 950 AM Chicago. They are owned by Relevant Radio, based in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

For broadcasting stations that have previously held the WKBM call sign, see WKBM (disambiguation).

WKBM
Broadcast areaChicago metropolitan area
Frequency930 kHz
BrandingRelevant Radio
Programming
FormatCatholic talk and teaching
NetworkRelevant Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Relevant Radio
  • (Relevant Radio, Inc.)
History
First air date
May 1986 (1986-05)
Former call signs
  • WBYG (1986–1988)
  • WAUR (1988–2014)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID48240
ClassB
Power
  • 2,500 watts (day)
  • 4,200 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
41°36′26″N 88°27′11″W
Translator(s)99.1 MHz W256DU (Cloverdale)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websiterelevantradio.com

By day, WKBM is powered at 2,500 watts. At night, it increases power to 4,500 watts. To protect other stations on 930 AM from interference, it uses a directional antenna with a five-tower array. The transmitter is on Legion Road at Immanuel Road in Yorkville, Illinois. Programming is also heard on 34-watt FM translator W256DU at 99.1 MHz in Cloverdale, Illinois.

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