WLQM (AM)
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| WLQM | |
| City of license | Franklin, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Franklin, Virginia Eastern Southampton County, Virginia Southern Isle of Wight County, Virginia |
| Branding | "All Gospel 1250, The Light" |
| Frequency | 1250 kHz |
| First air date | 1956 |
| Format | Black Gospel |
| Power | 1,000 Watts daytime only |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 52368 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°40′57.0″N 76°55′43.0″W / 36.6825°N 76.92861°W |
| Affiliations | Sheridan Gospel Network |
| Owner | Franklin Broadcasting Corporation |
| Sister stations | WLQM-FM |
WLQM is a Black Gospel formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Franklin, Virginia, serving Franklin, Eastern Southampton County, Virginia and Southern Isle of Wight County, Virginia. WLQM is owned and operated by Franklin Broadcasting Corporation.
[edit] History
Founded by Thomas Clark in 1956, WLQM started as WYSR which stood for "We're Your Southside Radio (station)" The station has had four locations—its original location in a converted house on Fourth Ave., in the Franklin Shopping Center, which was destroyed by a 100 year flooding of the Blackwater River, the home of Peter Clark, and its present location in downtown Franklin.
[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WLQM
- Radio Locator Information on WLQM
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for WLQM
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