KRWM

KRWM (106.9 FM), "Warm 106.9", is an Adult Contemporary radio station serving the Puget Sound region. The Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. outlet broadcasts at 106.9 MHz with an ERP of 49 kW and is licensed to Bremerton, Washington. Its transmitter is located near Issaquah, Washington on Cougar Mountain, with studios located at Newport Corporate Center in Bellevue.

KRWM broadcasts in HD.

History

KRWM, whose legacy dates back to 1964 as KBRO-FM and whose formats included Top 40 (1964–1972), country music (1972–1984, changed call letters to KWWA in 1979), second run at top 40 (1984–1987 as KHIT), new age (1987–1990) as KNUA ("Music for a New Age"), and smooth jazz KKNW ("Sound FM") (1990-1992), flipped formats to its current format in August 1992 (the KRWM calls were adopted on October 26).

When the station first started with its AC format, the station competed against KLTX, known as "95.7 K-Lite". At first, it looked that the station did not have a promising future and was about to change formats; however, when KLTX unexpectedly flipped formats in 1994, KRWM picked up most of KLTX's former listeners, and ratings increased dramatically.