KWSW
Radio station in Eureka, California
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.
01History
The station began broadcasting on January 26, 1947, and held the call sign KHUM. It originally broadcast at 1240 kHz. In 1956, KHUM's frequency was changed to 980 kHz.
Its call sign was changed to KINS in 1958. The station aired a middle of the road (MOR) format in the 1970s, and a news-talk format in the 1990s and 2000s. In 2011, the station's call sign was changed to KWSW. The station continued to air a news-talk format. On June 9, 2015, the station's call sign was changed to KEJY, but it was changed back to KWSW on August 13, 2015. It adopted a soft AC format branded "EZ Radio" on July 1, 2017.
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- KWSW station logo.png by Unknown author, Fair use
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