41-519: WFME may refer to: WFME (AM) , a radio station (1560 AM) licensed to serve New York City, New York, United States WFME-FM , a radio station (92.7 FM) licensed to serve Garden City, New York WYMK , a radio station (106.3 FM) licensed to serve Mount Kisco, New York, which held the call signs WFME and WFME-FM from 2013 to 2022 WNYJ-TV , a television station (channel 29 digital/66 virtual) licensed to serve West Milford, New Jersey, United States, which held
82-815: A clear channel , Class A radio station, sharing Class A status on 1560 AM with WFME in New York City. The station's schedule features (formerly on AM, still on FM) one local talk show heard in late mornings, hosted by Terry Maxwell, a former Bakersfield City Council member and restaurateur. The rest of the weekday schedule is nationally syndicated conservative talk shows: The Glenn Beck Program , The Sean Hannity Show , The Sebastian Gorka Show , The Mark Levin Show , The Ramsey Show with Dave Ramsey , Coast to Coast AM with George Noory and The Hugh Hewitt Show . On weekends, syndicated shows include At Home with Gary Sullivan , Bill Handel on
123-480: A broad range of pop standards–the format's foundation artists including Frank Sinatra , Nat "King" Cole , Ella Fitzgerald , Dean Martin and Perry Como , but also artists from the big band era (such as Tommy Dorsey , Artie Shaw , Glenn Miller , Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington ); and non- rock-and-roll pop hits (by artists like Neil Diamond , Barbra Streisand , Ray Charles , Bobby Darin and Pat Boone , among others). Light rock and roll material such as
164-487: A great addition to the West Coast footprint. Bakersfield is a rich and vibrant city full of live and local opportunities." On January 18, 2018, Midday host Jaz McKay was told that due to budgetary concerns he would be replaced the next week with Sean Hannity in the noon to 3p.m. slot which he had occupied for 14 years. McKay then took to social media and used derogatory language to describe Hispanic radio broadcasts in
205-644: A homemade antenna mounted on a wooden pole, was located in a garage in Long Island City , near the Queensborough Bridge . Its 250 watts provided just enough power to reach Midtown Manhattan and parts of Queens . In November 1936 the FCC ruled that the high-fidelity stations could adopt conventional call letters, and W2XR became WQXR, which was chosen because "Q" was phonetically similar to "2", and, when written in script, capital "Q" and "2" have
246-498: A month, as it was originally reported by the New York Daily News on October 14, 2014; however, Disney had clarified that it had not yet agreed to the sale. In January 2013, Family Radio sold the original, Newark, New Jersey -licensed WFME (94.7 FM, which it had owned since 1966 but had been programming since 1963) to Cumulus Media , who converted the station into country music -formatted WNSH . In what amounted to
287-557: A similar appearance. An FM service, W2XQR , later 96.3 WQXR-FM , was added in 1939. The North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement (NARBA) in March 1941 formally extended the AM band to 1600 kHz. That ended the experimental AM "high-fidelity" service, but all four original stations were kept near their existing frequencies. WQXR was originally slated to move to 1600 kHz as a 5,000-watt Class III-A regional station, but management
328-757: A station trade-plus-cash transaction, Family Stations also acquired the license for WDVY (106.3 FM) in Mount Kisco, New York . The 106.3 FM signal, combined in tandem with Family Radio-owned WFRH (91.7 FM) in Kingston, New York mainly serves the Hudson Valley region; another Family Radio outlet, WFRS (88.9 FM) in Smithtown, New York serves Long Island . This left Family Radio programming unavailable over-the-air in New York City proper and northern New Jersey (including Newark) for over two years. After
369-643: A suitable alternate location for the transmitter was found. However, in early 2021 ended regular programming and began broadcasting a recurring announcement that the station would suspend operations "in just a few days". Although Family Radio officials expressed a desire to eventually return to the New York airwaves, they noted that there were no immediate plans; listeners were directed to access either WFRS in Smithtown and WFME-FM in Mount Kisco, in addition to
410-521: Is a non-commercial AM radio station licensed to New York, New York . The station is owned by Family Radio , a Christian radio network based in Franklin, Tennessee . WFME traces its origin to an experimental mechanical television station with the call sign W2XR, which was established by inventor John V. L. Hogan , and initially licensed as a "visual broadcasting and experimental" station at 140 Nassau Street in New York City. The station went on
451-558: Is owned by Alpha Media and airs a conservative talk radio format. Its studios and offices are on Pegasus Drive in Bakersfield. KNZR broadcasts with 25,000 watts of power by day and 10,000 watts at night from its transmitter on Artimus Court in Bakersfield. It uses a directional antenna with a three- tower array after sunset. KNZR is designated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as
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#1732801253694492-410: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Due to blanketing interference, the station later reduced power to 500 watts. On March 4, 2024, WFME ceased operations and went silent, after the FCC imposed additional restrictions of the continued grants of STAs to operate at reduced power, following an objection filed by Albert David, as well as interference complaints from the nearby Goddard School and
533-651: The 1950s, KPMC switched to a full service middle of the road format of popular music, news, talk and sports. In the 1980s, KPMC eliminated its music programming and went full-time as a talk radio station. It was an affiliate of both CBS Radio and the Mutual Broadcasting System , used for their newsgathering of U.S. and world stories. In January 1990, Buckley Broadcasting bought KPMC for $ 1 million. Buckley Broadcasting acquired Smooth Jazz station 97.7 KSMJ in 2001. Buckley decided to pair 97.7 FM with AM 1560, to give Bakersfield listeners
574-467: The FCC approved the sale on February 10, 2015, 1560 AM went silent on February 17 in preparation of the format change. The sale was finalized on February 20 and the call sign was changed to WFME. The station returned to the air on February 27, again giving Family Radio full coverage of the New York City market. Concurrent with the sale, the FCC converted 1560 AM's broadcast license status from commercial to non-commercial educational . The entirety of
615-597: The Family Radio webstream. In much of central and southern New Jersey, Family Radio programming could also be heard on WKDN (950 AM) in Philadelphia . WFME went temporarily silent on the morning of February 15, 2021. On October 26, 2021, the station returned to the air from a new transmitter site in West Orange, New Jersey , operating with 1,000 watts under special temporary authority (STA), granted by
656-703: The Law , Gun Talk with Tom Gresham , The Dennis Prager Show , Somewhere in Time with Art Bell and Rich DeMuro on Tech . Most hours begin with world and national news from Fox News Radio . On December 19, 1933, the Federal Radio Commission (FRC) authorized three new frequencies, between 1500 and 1600 kHz, for high-fidelity operation. (At the time, the AM broadcast band ended at 1500 kHz.) These new 20 kHz-wide channels were twice as wide as
697-674: The Turtles was also occasionally heard. Although initially successful, the station's advertising revenues were not spectacular, and older audience demographics were deemed undesirable for long-term success. On December 1, 1998, the Times announced that WQEW would switch to Radio Disney after agreeing to what was initially an eight-year local marketing agreement term with the Walt Disney Company and its ABC Radio subsidiary. The entire WQEW air staff, under orders to not discuss
738-555: The W2XR call sign, was licensed as an "experimental broadcast station" on June 29, 1934. In 1936, Elliott Sanger joined Hogan and formed the Interstate Broadcasting Company, with the intention of operating commercially, at a time when there were already about 25 radio stations in New York. The station was branded as the "Good Music" station, and primarily broadcast classical music. The transmitter, which used
779-597: The agreement with the Times in late 2006, Disney had the option to purchase the station or to extend the arrangement with the Times maintaining ownership. Disney exercised the option to purchase in early January 2007. Disney/ABC officially became the owner of the station on May 24, 2007. On August 13, 2014, Disney announced its intention to end terrestrial distribution of the Radio Disney format, to focus on digital distribution. Disney would also sell its remaining Radio Disney broadcast outlets, including WQEW and with
820-525: The air on March 26, 1929, and broadcast from the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens. W2XR initially transmitted a video-only signal on 2100 kHz. It later added a companion audio signal, transmitted on 1550 kHz. At the time, the AM broadcast band ended at 1500 kHz, however, some receivers were capable of tuning to the higher frequency being used by W2XR. Hogan was a musical connoisseur, and drew on his record collection to provide
861-509: The area. McKay claimed the large number of Spanish language radio stations in Bakersfield made it increasingly difficult for English speaking announcers to find employment. At 45.5%, Hispanics comprise the largest demographic group in Bakersfield. On January 24, McKay's time slot was indeed taken over by the syndicated radio show from Sean Hannity . On the same day, it was also reported that McKay's fellow conservative talk show host Inga Barks was, for unspecified reasons, no longer associated with
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#1732801253694902-550: The bids for 1560 AM were satisfactory to management. When the FCC agreed to waive rules prohibiting stations from simulcasting if they were broadcasting classical music, the Times took the WQXR stations off the market. Simulcasting was also allowed, for example, for WGMS and WGMS-FM in Washington . On December 2, 1992, the AM side broke away from the simulcast for good, changing to an American popular standards format, which
943-446: The call sign WFME-TV from 1988 to 2013 WXBK , a radio station (94.7 FM) licensed to serve Newark, New Jersey, which held the call sign WFME from 1964 to January 11, 2013 World Federation for Medical Education , a non-governmental organisation Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title WFME . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
984-638: The choice to hear the talk programming on KNZR on either AM or FM. KSMJ changed to its current KNZR-FM call sign on September 11, 2013. The two stations began simulcasting around the clock. Buckley switched the call sign to KNZR on September 21, 1990 . An FM simulcast on KNZR-FM began in November 2011. In 2014, Buckley Broadcasting sold its California stations, including KNZR-AM-FM, to Alpha Media of Portland, Oregon . Alpha Media chairman Larry Wilson said, "The Buckley clusters in California will be
1025-449: The day. WQXR-FM concentrated on longer classical works, while WQXR (AM) aired lighter classical music and talk programs produced in conjunction with The New York Times . While this plan gave classical music fans in the New York area two options, it also increased expenses for the stations. In 1971, the Times put WQXR-AM-FM up for sale. Many offers were received for the FM station, but none of
1066-425: The high-fidelity stations were converted to standard AM stations and relocated, with KPMC reassigned to 1560 kHz. KPMC was an ABC Radio Network affiliate in the 1940s and early 50s, carrying its schedule of dramas, comedies, news and sports. In the 1950s, KPMC was given Class I-B status by the FCC, allowing it to increase its power to 10,000 watts. As network programming moved from radio to television in
1107-423: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WFME&oldid=1215555602 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Broadcast call sign disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages WFME (AM) WFME (1560 kHz )
1148-608: The lone exception of KDIS in Los Angeles. Disney set a deadline of September 26, 2014, to complete the sales or have deals in principle set or the stations in question, including WQEW, would fall silent. However, Disney backtracked and the stations would remain on the air, continuing to broadcast Radio Disney programming until each were sold. On November 21, 2014, then- Oakland, California -based Family Stations announced it would purchase WQEW from Disney/ABC for $ 12.95 million. The transaction had been rumored for at least
1189-506: The name The New York Times Radio Company .) It broadcast classical music full-time, along with New York Times news. At 9 pm, the newspaper having been "put to bed", the station would broadcast a brief discussion of the news which would appear on the front page of the next day's issue. WQXR was the first AM station in New York to experiment with broadcasting in stereo, beginning in 1952. During some of its live concerts, it used two microphones positioned six feet apart. The microphone on
1230-406: The pending changes on the air, was released on December 21; the station played Christmas music without announcers through the holiday. Regular programming resumed on December 26 and ended on December 27 at 11:59 p.m., when a pre-recorded signoff read by program director and air personality Stan Martin was played. Radio Disney programming launched on WQEW on December 28, 1998. At the end of
1271-524: The right led to its AM feed, and the one on the left to its FM feed, so a listener could position two radios six feet apart, one tuned to 1560 and the other to 96.3, and listen in stereo. In 1964, there was controversy when its 11 p.m. program "Nightcap" was sponsored by Schenley Liquors. Advertising hard liquor was considered a violation of the voluntary NAB standards. In 1965, the FCC began requiring commonly owned AM and FM stations in large markets to broadcast separate programming for at least part of
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1312-483: The sale to Goddard School of the building housing their transmitter and tower. On September 16, 2024, the FCC approved an STA to resume operations with 10 kW non-directional, from a New Jersey site shared with stations WPAT and WNSW . It resumed broadcasting from this site, with 1 kW, on October 18, 2024. KNZR (AM) KNZR (1560 kHz ) is a commercial AM radio station in Bakersfield, California . It
1353-454: The sound for his experiments, which typically lasted for an hour in the evening. Hogan's television broadcasts came to naught, but he began to hear from classical music fans who encouraged him to continue broadcasting music. On December 19, 1933, the Federal Radio Commission (FRC) authorized three new broadcasting frequencies, between 1500 and 1600 kHz, for high-fidelity operation. These new 20 kHz-wide channels were twice as wide as
1394-605: The standard AM broadcasting channels. Six applications were submitted to the FRC, including one for 1550 kHz in Bakersfield from the Pioneer Mercantile Company. The Pioneer application was one of the four approved in April, and the station went on the air under the experimental call sign W6XAI. Although licensed as an experimental station, it was authorized to conduct commercial operations. The initial authoruzation
1435-725: The standard AM broadcasting channels. Six applications were submitted to the FRC, including one for 1550 kHz in Long Island City from Hogan. Hogan's application was one of the four approved in April–the other stations, granted on the same day, were W1XBS in Waterbury, Connecticut, and W9XBY in Kansas City, Missouri, both on 1530 kHz, and W6XAI in Bakersfield, California, which shared 1550 kHz with W2XR. Although licensed as experimental stations, they were authorized to conduct commercial operations. Hogan's station, retaining
1476-492: The station's schedule originated from Family Radio headquarters (which in 2016 moved from Oakland to nearby Alameda, California ), although WFME did carry local programming to comply with the FCC's public affairs requirements. In late November 2020, Family Radio announced the sale of the property surrounding WFME's broadcast towers in Queens, but stipulated that the terms included that Family Radio would still use this site until
1517-554: The station. McKay was later hired for the 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. time slot on KERN 1180 AM & 96.1 FM, in December 2018. KERN 1180, KNZR's chief talk radio competitor, is owned by American General Media . KNZR (AM) switched to a Spanish-language conservative talk format on June 29, 2023. Much of its programming came from Americano Media in Miami, Florida, which airs the format on WAXY . The Spanish-language format
1558-483: Was able to persuade the FCC to make it a class I-B station on 1560 kHz instead, eventually transmitting with the maximum for AM stations: 50,000 watts. The New York Post approached the company in the early 1940s about purchasing the stations. Sanger said publicly that he would have preferred to sell to The New York Times , and in early 1944, the Times agreed to pay just over $ 1 million for ownership of Interstate Broadcasting Company. A transfer application
1599-505: Was filed with the FCC on March 1, 1944, including a financial statement showing that the stations had made over $ 22,000 in profits the previous year, on revenues of $ 411,000; after FCC approval, the sale was completed on July 25, 1944. (The Times continued to operate its radio stations under the Interstate Broadcasting name for many years, maintaining what its president called "basic good-music policies," but later used
1640-664: Was for a power of 1,000 watts, and this was the second station on the air in Bakersfield, after KERN . In 1934, the Federal Radio Commission was replaced by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). In November 1936, the FCC allowed the high-fidelity stations to adopt conventional call letters, and the call sign was changed to KPMC, named after the Pioneer Mercantile Company. When the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement came into effect on March 29, 1941,
1681-470: Was inaugurated by a live studio performance by Tony Bennett . The change came a few months after WNEW (1130 AM), New York's heritage popular standards station, announced an impending sale to Bloomberg L.P. and a format switch to business information with the new callsign WBBR . The format change at 1560 to standards happened 10 days before WNEW's transition. To reflect the heritage of both outlets, WQXR (AM) changed its call sign to WQEW. The station focused on