WKMI

WKMI (1360 AM) is a radio station licensed to Kalamazoo, Michigan broadcasting a news-talk format.

WKMI
CityKalamazoo, Michigan
Broadcast area (Daytime)
(Nighttime)
Frequency1360 KHz
BrandingTalk Radio 1360
Programming
FormatNews-Talk
Ownership
OwnerTownsquare Media
(Townsquare Media Kalamazoo License, LLC)
History
Call sign meaning
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Technical information
ClassB
Power5,000 watts (Daytime)
1,000 watts (Nighttime)
Links
Websitehttp://www.wkmi.com/

WKMI is an affiliate of the Grand Valley State Laker football radio network.[1]

WKMI, which began broadcasting in 1947, was a highly rated Top 40 music station from the 1950s through the 1970s. The station moved to an Adult Contemporary format to compete with WKZO during the early 1980s, and then switched to its current talk format in 1990 as the Persian Gulf War created a boom for talk radio.

An FM sister at 106.5 was added in 1964; WKMI-FM is now WVFM and no longer co-owned.

On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which Townsquare Media would acquire 53 stations from Cumulus Media, including WKMI, for $238 million. The deal was part of Cumulus' acquisition of Dial Global; Townsquare and Dial Global were both controlled by Oaktree Capital Management.[2][3] The sale to Townsquare was completed on November 14, 2013.[4]

References
  1. "Football Radio Network". Grand Valley State Lakers. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  2. "Official: Cumulus Buys Dial Global, Spins Some Stations To Townsquare; Peak Stations Sold To Townsquare, Fresno Spun To Cumulus". All Access. August 30, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  3. "Cumulus Makes Dial Global And Townsquare Deals Official". RadioInsight. August 30, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  4. "Cumulus-Townsquare-Peak Deal Closes". All Access. November 15, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.


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