KTUM (107.1 FM, "B 107 The Blaze") is an American

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to serve

Tatum, New Mexico Tatum is a town in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 798 at the 2010 census, up from 683 in 2000. Geography Tatum is located in northern Lea County. U.S. Route 380 passes through the town, leading west to Roswell and ...

, United States. The station, established in 2003, is owned by MTD Radio Inc. and the

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is held by MTD, Inc. KTUM shares a

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with

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KWMW. KTUM formerly broadcast an

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music format that originally featured the satellite-fed " The Nerve" service from

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. Since the network closed in 2013, KTUM was programmed locally while keeping the "Nerve" brand. KTUM now broadcasts a Top 40 (CHR) format.

History

This station received its original

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from the

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on November 6,

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. The new station was assigned the KTUM

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by the FCC on November 20, 2000. KTUM received its license to cover from the FCC on February 25, 2004.

References

External links

B107 The Blaze websiteMTD Radio Inc.
* TUM Radio stations established in 2003 Lea County, New Mexico Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States 2003 establishments in New Mexico {{NewMexico-radio-station-stub