VOCM (AM)

VOCM
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador;
Broadcast area	Avalon Peninsula
Frequency	590 kHz (AM)
Branding	590 VOCM
Programming
Format	Full-service radio
Ownership
Owner	Stingray Group
Sister stations	CJYQ, VOCM-FM, CKIX-FM
History
First air date	October 19, 1936
Former frequencies	1005 kHz (1936-1949)
Call sign meaning	Voice Of the Common Man
Technical information
Class	B
Power	20,000 watts
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	vocm.com

VOCM is an AM radio station in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, broadcasting at 590 kHz. Owned by Stingray Group, VOCM first went on the air on October 19, 1936. Through the "VOCM/Big Land FM Radio Network" of stations owned by Stingray, VOCM programming is carried throughout the province.

VOCM and its sister station VOCM-FM are among the four radio stations in Canada having call signs beginning with the prefix VO, the ITU prefix issued to the Dominion of Newfoundland before its confederation into Canada in 1949. The other two, VOWR and VOAR-FM, also broadcast in St. John's; all but VOCM-FM predate the confederation. VOCM-FM adopted the callsign in 1982 because of its corporate association with VOCM; all three of the others signed on before 1949, while Newfoundland was still a dominion, and were allowed to keep the "VO" call signs despite the end of Newfoundland's sovereignty. During the time when the United States had bases in Newfoundland and Labrador, the American Forces Radio and Television Service operated radio station with the "VO" call signs including the last - VOUS in Argentia, which closed in the late 1960s. The rest of Canada's radio stations use call signs of CB (for the CBC), CF, CH, CI, CJ and CK. VOCM 590 kHz is frequently audible in Western Europe after nightfall, usually ahead of other long distance North American AM station reception.

Stingray 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.