{{for|the airport in Houma, Louisiana|Houma–Terrebonne Airport}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox radio station | name = KHUM | logo = KHUM-FM 2015.PNG | logo_size = 200px | city = Cutten, California | country = US | area = Eureka, California<br>Humboldt County, California | branding = K-HUM | airdate = {{start date|1996|01|07}}<ref name="LaunchDate">{{cite book|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2010/D1-2010-BC-YB-7.pdf|title=Broadcasting Yearbook 2010|date=2010|access-date=September 2, 2015|publisher=ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V.|page=D-87}}</ref> | frequency = {{Frequency|104.7|MHz}} | format = Freeform<ref name="Arbitron">{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU15&band=fm&callLetter=KHUM|title=Arbitron Station Information Profiles|accessdate=September 2, 2015|work=Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings}}</ref> | erp = 24,500 watts | haat = {{convert|504.9|m|ft|sp=us}} | class = C1 | facility_id = 33653 | coordinates = {{coord|40|43|36.0|N|123|58|18.0|W|type:landmark}} | callsign_meaning = Humboldt County | former_callsigns = KBEY (1990–1995)<ref name="CallSign">{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=33653&Callsign=KHUM|title=Call Sign History|accessdate=September 2, 2015|work=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}</ref> | owner = Lost Coast Communications, Inc. | sister_stations = KSLG-FM, KWPT, KLGE<ref name="Sisters">{{cite news|newspaper=The Redwood Times|location=Garberville, California|publisher=MediaNews Group|title=Lost Coast Communications launches documentary series on marijuana|url=http://www.redwoodtimes.com/general-news/20120207/lost-coast-communications-launches-documentary-series-on-marijuana|date=February 7, 2012|accessdate=September 2, 2015}}</ref> | webcast = {{listenlive|http://lostcoast.streamguys.us/khum-hi.mp3.m3u}} | website = {{website|http://www.khum.com/}} | licensing_authority = FCC }}
thumb|KHUM's former studios in Ferndale, California. (left)
'''KHUM''' is a commercial Freeform broadcast radio station licensed to Cutten, California, serving Eureka and Humboldt County in California.<ref name="Arbitron"/> KHUM is owned and operated by Lost Coast Communications, Inc.<ref name="FCC">{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KHUM|title=KHUM Facility Record|accessdate=September 2, 2015|work=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}</ref>
'''KHUM''' simulcasts on translator '''K282AD''', broadcasting at 104.3 FM.<ref name="Translator">{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=K282AD|title=K282AD Facility Record|accessdate=September 2, 2015|work=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}</ref> The translator is located in the hills above Ferndale, California.<ref name="Studios">{{cite web|url=http://khum.com/studio/|title=Contact - KHUM|accessdate=September 2, 2015|work=Lost Coast Communications, Inc.|archive-date=September 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906052332/http://khum.com/studio/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The station's studios (along with those of KHUM's sister stations) are located in Eureka, CA.
==History and operations== Founded by Jacqueline Debets and Cliff Berkowitz, KHUM signed on January 7, 1996.<ref name="Founded">{{cite news|newspaper=The Humboldt Beacon|location=Eureka, California|publisher=MediaNews Group|title=KHUM to celebrate 15 Years On The Air|url=http://www.humboldtbeacon.com/general-news/20101230/khum-to-celebrate-15-years-on-the-air|date=December 30, 2010|accessdate=September 2, 2015|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924031843/http://www.humboldtbeacon.com/general-news/20101230/khum-to-celebrate-15-years-on-the-air|url-status=dead}}</ref> Patrick Cleary (along with his family) is KHUM's majority owner.<ref name="GM1">{{cite news|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|location=San Francisco, California|publisher=Hearst Corporation|title=Foiled by the Waves|url=http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/FOILED-BY-THE-WAVES-A-two-day-layover-in-Eureka-2608641.php|date=September 17, 2005|accessdate=September 4, 2015|last=McHugh|first=Paul}}</ref><ref name="GM2">{{cite news|newspaper=North Coast Journal|location=Eureka, California|publisher=The North Coast Journal Weekly|title=KHUM hits the decade mark|url=http://www.northcoastjournal.com/010506/news0105.html|date=January 5, 2006|accessdate=September 2, 2015}}</ref>
==Programming== The current weekday lineup consists of Toby "in the morning" (6am-12pm, Pacific), and Jordan in the afternoon (12pm-6pm, Pacific).<ref name="Schedule">{{cite web|url=http://khum.com/deejays/|title=djs - KHUM|accessdate=September 4, 2015|work=Lost Coast Communications, Inc.|archive-date=September 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905093904/http://khum.com/deejays/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Gus Mozart, DJ Goldylocks, and Chas Lewis also heard on KHUM.<ref name="Schedule"/>
Past air staff include Larry Trask, Cliff Berkowitz, Bayley Brown, Lyndsey Battle, Cam Trujillo, Lila Nelson, Emily McLongstreet, Michael Moore, Pam Long, Matt Brunner, Gary Franklin, Jess McGuinty, Ryan Lee and Mike Dronkers.<ref name="TriCity">{{cite news|newspaper=Tri-City Weekly|location=Eureka, California|publisher=MediaNews Group|title=KHUM tunes in on 15th birthday bash|url=http://www.times-standard.com/general-news/20110104/khum-tunes-in-on-15th-birthday-bash|date=January 4, 2011|accessdate=September 2, 2015|last=Beech|first=Kai}}</ref> Air staff also included "Digital" Dan Lawrence, who lost part of his throat to cancer and used a computer voice simulator during his two radio programs.<ref name="DigitalDan">{{cite news|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|title=Man Who Lost His Voice to Cancer Becomes Digital Disc Jockey|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-feb-01-me-14312-story.html|date=February 1, 1998|access-date=September 2, 2015|last=Hastings|first=Deborah}}</ref>
Each year, KHUM undertakes a local Stop The Violence campaign, which includes three weeks of drive-time interviews with experts in and survivors of domestic abuse, street violence, and systemic violence.<ref name="StopViolence">{{cite web|url=http://now.humboldt.edu/news/hsu-and-khum-kick-off-annual-stop-the-violence-campaign/|title=HSU and KHUM Kick-Off Annual Stop the Violence Campaign|date=October 31, 2012|accessdate=September 2, 2015|work=Humboldt State University}}</ref> KHUM maintains a Stop The Violence Fund at a local foundation, and annual donations are made to local charities.<ref name="StopFoundation">{{cite news|newspaper=Times-Standard|location=Eureka, California|publisher=MediaNews Group|title=KHUM's 'Stop The Violence' campaign begins this week|url=http://www.times-standard.com/general-news/20091101/khums-stop-the-violence-campaign-begins-this-week|date=November 1, 2009|accessdate=September 4, 2015}}</ref>
KHUM has broadcast live coverage of the annual world championship Kinetic Sculpture Race, which was founded in Ferndale and runs down Main Street past their studio.<ref name="Kinetic">{{cite web|url=http://www.kineticgrandchampionship.com/|title=Kinetic Grand Championship|accessdate=September 2, 2015}}</ref>
==Awards== KHUM has won numerous national awards for production and programming, including an Edward R. Murrow Award from the Radio-Television News Director Association for its broadcast series, ''Picking Up: Meth on the North Coast'',<ref name="Murrow">{{cite news|newspaper=Times-Standard|location=Eureka, California|publisher=MediaNews Group|title=KHUM series earns Edward R. Murrow award|url=http://www.times-standard.com/general-news/20070331/khum-series-earns-edward-r-murrow-award|date=March 31, 2007|accessdate=September 2, 2015}}</ref> an NAB Crystal Radio Award for public service on June 12, 2006,<ref name="Crystal">{{cite web|url=http://www.radiomagonline.com/industry/0003/radio-currents-online--may-1--may-7-2006/27083|title=Radio Currents Online - May 1-May 7, 2006|date=May 1, 2006|accessdate=September 2, 2015|work=NewBay Media, LLC.|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924084212/http://www.radiomagonline.com/industry/0003/radio-currents-online--may-1--may-7-2006/27083|url-status=dead}}</ref> as well as several awards for commercial writing and production.<ref name="TriCity"/> In 2006, KHUM was awarded the "Friend in Need Award" by the National Association of Broadcasters for keeping the "community safe and informed" after a large storm left three quarters of Humboldt County without power.<ref name="FriendNAB">{{cite web|url=http://www.nabef.org/events/sta/recipients/friendInNeedRadioAward.asp|title=Celebration of Service to America Awards - Presented by the NAB Education Foundation|accessdate=September 4, 2015|work=National Association of Broadcasters|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070107/http://www.nabef.org/events/sta/recipients/friendInNeedRadioAward.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Translator== In addition to the main station, KHUM is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.<ref name="Translator"/> {{RadioTranslators | call1 = K282AD | freq1 = 104.3 FM | fid1 = 33652 | watts1 = 250 watts | haat1 = 509.5 | class1 = D | city1 = Ferndale, California | notes1 = }}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.khum.com/ K-HUM Online] * {{FM station data|33653|KHUM}}
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Category:1996 establishments in California Category:Freeform radio stations Category:Radio stations established in 1996 HUM Category:Mass media in Humboldt County, California