KNEK (AM)

KNEK

City	Washington, Louisiana
Broadcast area	Lafayette metropolitan area
Frequency	1190 kHz
Branding	Magic 104.7
Programming
Format	Urban contemporary (KNEK-FM simulcast)
Ownership
Owner	Cumulus Media (Radio License Holding CBC, LLC)
Sister stations	KNEK-FM, KRRQ, KSMB, KXKC
History
First air date	August 18, 1980
Technical information
Facility ID	15801
Class	D
Power	250 watts day
Links
Webcast	Listen live
Website	knek.com

KNEK broadcasts at 1190 AM and is under ownership of Cumulus Media. It was a sister station of KNEK-FM until it was sold to The Last Bastion Station Trust, LLC upon merger of Citadel Broadcasting and ABC Radio. After Citadel swapped KRDJ with KNEK-FM, they are now sister stations again. Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.^[1] KNEK simulcasts sister station KNEK-FM, which broadcasts on the frequency of 104.7 FM. Its studios are located on Galbert Road in Lafayette, and its transmitter is located south of Washington, Louisiana.

KNEK started as a country and western station owned by Dee Sylvester and had a popular radio personality named Cholly Charles in the mid-1980s. The station aired from 6 am to sunset playing country music and broadcasting local news and sports along with agricultural updates for the farmers of St. Landry Parish.

Because it shares the same frequency as clear-channel AM Radio station XEWK-AM at Guadalajara, Jalisco in Mexico, this station only operates during the daytime hours.

References[]

External links[]

• KNEK in the FCC AM station database
• KNEK on Radio-Locator
• KNEK in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

• Darnell's Black Radio Guide - Louisiana Stations

Coordinates: 30°35′09″N 92°04′00″W / 30.58583°N 92.06667°W / 30.58583; -92.06667

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