WKBM

WKBM
Broadcast areaChicago metropolitan area
Frequency930 kHz
BrandingRelevant Radio
Programming
LanguageEnglish
FormatCatholic radio
NetworkRelevant Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Relevant Radio
  • (Relevant Radio, Inc.)
History
First air date
May 1986 (1986-05)
Former call signs
  • WBYG (1986–1988)
  • WAUR (1988–2014)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID48240
ClassB
Power
  • 2,500 watts (day)
  • 4,200 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
41°36′26″N 88°27′11″W / 41.60722°N 88.45306°W / 41.60722; -88.45306
Translator(s)99.1 MHz W256DU (Cloverdale)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.relevantradio.com

WKBM (930 kHz) is an American AM radio station broadcasting a Catholic radio format. It is licensed to Sandwich, Illinois, and largely simulcasts with sister station WNTD 950 AM Chicago. They are owned by Relevant Radio, based in Lincolnshire, Illinois.

By day, WKBM is powered at 2,500 watts. At night, it increases power to 4,500 watts. To protect other stations on 930 AM from interference, it uses a directional antenna with a five-tower array. The transmitter is on Legion Road at Immanuel Road in Yorkville, Illinois. Programming is also heard on 34-watt FM translator W256DU at 99.1 MHz in Cloverdale, Illinois.