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| Broadcast area | Eureka, California |
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| Frequency | 980 kHz |
| Branding | EZ Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult Contemporary |
| Affiliations | Golden State Warriors Las Vegas Raiders |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Eureka Broadcasting, Inc. |
| KEJY, KEKA-FM, KINS-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | January 26, 1947 (as KHUM)[1] |
Former call signs | KHUM (1947–1958)[2] KINS (1958–2011)[3] KWSW (2011–2015)[3] KEJY (2015)[3] |
Former frequencies | 1240 kHz (1947–1956)[2] |
| Technical information[4] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 19841 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 500 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°48′02″N 124°07′39″W / 40.80056°N 124.12750°W / 40.80056; -124.12750 |
| Translator(s) | 95.5 K238CJ (Eureka) |
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Public license information |
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| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kwsw980.com |
KWSW (980 AM) is a radio station licensed to Eureka, California, United States. The station airs an adult contemporary format (with a few adult standards formatted songs being added) and serves the Eureka area. The station is currently owned by Eureka Broadcasting, Inc.[5]
The station began broadcasting on January 26, 1947, and held the call sign KHUM.[1][2] It originally broadcast at 1240 kHz.[2] In 1956, KHUM's frequency was changed to 980 kHz.[2]
Its call sign was changed to KINS in 1958.[2] The station aired a middle of the road (MOR) format in the 1970s,[6][7] and a news-talk format in the 1990s and 2000s.[8][9][10][11] In 2011, the station's call sign was changed to KWSW.[3] The station continued to air a news-talk format.[12] On June 9, 2015, the station's call sign was changed to KEJY, but it was changed back to KWSW on August 13, 2015.[3] It adopted a soft AC format branded "EZ Radio" on July 1, 2017.[13]
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