WTKM (AM)
City | Hartford, Wisconsin |
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Broadcast area | Greater Milwaukee |
Branding | Cruisin' 1540 AM |
Frequency | 1540 kHz |
First air date | 1951 |
Format | Oldies |
Power | 500 watts (daytime only) |
Class | D |
Facility ID | 34302 |
Callsign meaning | The Kettle Moraine |
Owner | Tomsun Media LLC |
Sister stations | WTKM-FM |
Webcast | listen online |
Website | WTKM online |
WTKM (Cruisin' 1540 AM) is an oldies radio station located in Hartford, Wisconsin, and serves the Milwaukee metropolitan area. Cruisin 1540 is owned by Tomsun Media LLC, which is operated by David and Connie Stout.
WTKM is a daytime-only station which is off the air during nighttime hours because it shares the same frequency as "clear channel" station KXEL in Waterloo, Iowa.
As A Full Service Station
WTKM (AM) began broadcasting in 1951, and also has an FM sister station at 104.9 MHz, which began broadcasting in the 1973. Both stations ran a polka and full service format for most of their existence. Most of WTKM's programming was a simulcast with the FM, although it aired separate German Language and music programming on Sunday afternoons called "The Voice Of Germany" and "The Rosary" weekday afternoons.
As Cruisin' 1540
On December 1, 2009, the AM station launched an oldies format, as "Cruisin' 1540", Cruisin airs a mixture of 1950s-1970s oldies, including Beatles, Beach Boys, Motown and more!
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WTKM
- Radio-Locator Information on WTKM
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WTKM
Coordinates: 43°16′48″N 88°23′02″W / 43.28000°N 88.38389°W