What is "kqms"

KQMS (1400 AM, "NewsTalk 1400") is an American News/Talk radio station based in Redding, California. It was licensed on September 14, 1954. The station is now owned by Mapleton Communications of Monterey, California, which also owns its five sister stations in Redding and four stations in Chico, California. KQMS is generally known as a conservative talk radio station, since all of its main radio shows except for Coast To Coast AM are considered to be conservative shows.

KQMS first signed on the air as a music station in the 1940s. The station's call letters stood for "Quality Music Station" because of its various music formats. They switched to the fast-growing news/talk format in the late 1980s and has been the longtime home of popular conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh. Several different hosts also have their shows on KQMS including [Sean Hannity]], Michael Savage and Glenn Beck.

Today, KQMS simulcasts all of its programming with sister station, KQMS-FM 99.3.

KQMS may refer to:

• KQMS (AM), a radio station (1400 AM) licensed to serve Redding, California, United States
• KQMS-FM, a radio station (99.3 FM) licensed to serve Shasta Lake City, California, United States