VOCM (AM)

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**VOCM**

Broadcast area	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Branding	590 VOCM
Slogan	Depend On It
First air date	October 19, 1936
Frequency	590 kHz (AM)
Format	News/Talk/Country music
Callsign meaning	Voice of the Common Man
Owner	Newcap Broadcasting
Website	http://www.vocm.com/

VOCM (Voice of the Common Man) is an AM radio station in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, broadcasting at 590 kHz. Owned by Newcap Broadcasting, VOCM first went on the air in 1936.

In addition to hourly news reports and quickie features (such as Would You Believe? and Dick Smyth Commentating), VOCM airs shows like Open Line, Backtalk, and Night Line (live phone-in shows), the Saturday Night Cabin Party, which is devoted to classic country music from the 1950s to the 1980s, and the Irish Newfoundland Show, playing Newfoundland music. The station's regular music format is primarily country music.

VOCM and its sister station VOCM-FM are among just four radio stations in Canada whose call letters do not begin with "C". The other two, VOAR and VOWR, also broadcast in St. John's. The three AM stations first aired before Newfoundland joined Canadian Confederation in 1949; VOCM-FM adopted the callsign in 1982 because of its corporate association with VOCM. The ITU prefix VO was originally assigned to Newfoundland and remains in use by radio amateurs.

Newcap also owns a number of other AM stations in Newfoundland and Labrador that use VOCM as their main or secondary brand. These stations all have "C" callsigns.

[edit] Shows & Hosts

Morning Show: Paul Ryanes, Claudette Barnes, Vince Gallant and Gerry Phalen.
Open Line: Randy Simms, Producer: Randy Roberts
Mid-Day: Randy Roberts
Newfoundland and Labrador Today: Produced by Carla Foote.
Back Talk: Bill Rowe, Producer: Pat Murphy
Afternoons: Pat Murphy
Evening: Cheryl Gullage
Night Line: Linda Swain, Producer: Cheryl Gullage
The All Newfoundland & Labrador Night Show: Cheryl Gullage
Talkshow Fill In: Dennis Mulloy