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{{short description|Radio station in Monahans, Texas}}
{{For|the airport serving Clarksdale, Mississippi assigned the ICAO code KCKM|Fletcher Field}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name             = KCKM
| logo             = File:KCKM 1330AM-94.7FM logo.png
| city             = [[Monahans, Texas]]
| area             = Ward, Winkler, Reeves, Midland, Andrews, Crane, Ector & Pecos Counties
| branding         = ''Kickin' Country''
| frequency        = 1330 [[kHz]]
| repeater         = 94.7 [[Megahertz|MHZ]] ([[KTXO]])
| airdate          = 1947 (as KVKM)
| format           = [[Classic Country]]
| power            = 12,000 [[watt]]s day<br>1,000 [[watt]]s night
| class            = B
| facility_id      = 35048
| coordinates      = {{Coord|31|38|45|N|103|0|4|W|region:US-TX_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = KVKM (1947–1989)<br>KLBO (1989–2007)
| affiliations     =
| owner            = Kickin' Country Broadcasting, L.L.C.
| licensee         =
| sister_stations  =
| webcast          = [http://radio.securenetsystems.net/radio_player_large.cfm?stationCallSign=KCKM Listen Live]
| website          = [http://www.kckm1330.com kckm1330.com]
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
'''KCKM''' (1330 [[AM broadcasting|AM]], ''Kickin Country'') is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[classic country]] music format.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/sip.do#access |date=Summer 2009 |title=Station Information Profile |publisher=[[Arbitron]] |access-date=2009-08-22}}</ref> Licensed to [[Monahans, Texas]], United States. The station is currently owned by Kickin' Country Broadcasting, L.L.C.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=KCKM |title=KCKM Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division |access-date=2009-08-22}}</ref>
==History==
The radio station began broadcasting in 1947 at 1340&nbsp;kHz with 250 watts full-time using the call letters of KVKM "The Voice of Kermit and Monahans". In 1961, KVKM changed frequency to 1330&nbsp;kHz and increased daytime power to 5000 watts and increased nighttime power to 1000 watts using a directional antenna system only at night. In 1982, [[KGEE-FM|KGEE]] was launched as an FM sister channel. In October 2009, KCKM received a grant from the Federal Communications Commission to increase daytime power to 12,000 watts. Construction was completed in August 2010. Previous owners include Sandhills Communications and Hal and Patsy Calloway. KCKM covers the entire [[Permian Basin (North America)|Permian Basin]], which includes the [[Odessa-Midland]] radio market.
==References==
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==External links==
{{AM station data|35048|KCKM}}
{{Country Radio Stations in Texas}}
[[Category:Radio stations in Midland–Odessa|CKM]]
[[Category:Monahans, Texas]]
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