KGUM (AM)

KGUM (News Talk K57)

City of license	Hagåtña, Guam
Broadcast area	Guam
Branding	News Talk K57
Slogan	"The Hottest Talk On Guam"
Frequency	567 kHz
First air date	February 1975 (as KATB) November 1981 (as KGUM)
Format	News/Talk radio
Language(s)	English
Power	10,000 watts (unlimited)
Class	B
Facility ID	60853
Transmitter coordinates
Callsign meaning	GUaM
Former callsigns	KATB (1975-1981)
Affiliations	CBS Radio News
Owner	Sorensen Pacific Broadcasting, Inc.
Sister stations	KGUM-FM, KZGU, KZGZ
Website	k57.com

KGUM, (567 AM) News Talk K57 is a radio station licensed to serve the community of Hagåtña, Guam. The station's format is News/Talk/Information.

The station is owned by Sorensen Pacific Broadcasting, Inc., which also owns FM stations KZGZ (Power 98) and KGUM-FM (105.1 The Kat), TV stations KTGM (ABC-7) and KEQI (Fox 6), and additional stations in the Northern Mariana Islands.

History

Note

While the station broadcasts at 567 kHz, many American radios, especially the digital readout variety, were capable of tuning in AM stations in 10 kHz increments only. Therefore, in the station's marketing, the nearest frequency, either "570" or "57", is used instead. Stations in Guam fall within the jurisdiction of the Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975, instead of the North American Radio Broadcasting Agreement, whose coverage includes the US mainland.

Previous format

• KATB 570 AM (February 1975 – November 1981)
• K57 Radio (1981–1985)
• K57 AM Newstalk (1985–1997)
• News Talk K57 (1997–present)

KATB to KGUM

On February 1975 they became as KATB 570 AM for the Talk radio station until 1981. They purchased KATB and changed the station's under the new call letters of KGUM (AM) on November 1981 and became as K57 Radio and then four years they changed as News Talk K57 in 1985 for the talk radio station.

Programming

K57 carries the CBS Radio News every hour around the clock, and provides hourly local news update from Sorensen's Pacific News Center (PNC) during local programming. PNC's nightly TV newscast at 6 pm is simulcast on K57.

K57's weekday daytime and Saturday morning hours are dedicated to locally produced talk shows, while nationally syndicated programs play overnight, Saturday afternoons and Sunday. K57's only music program is the weekly "Juke Box Saturday Night" (6 pm to midnight).

External links

• K57 KGUM official website
• Query the FCC's AM station database for KGUM
• Radio-Locator Information on KGUM
• Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KGUM