WKIK (AM)
City | La Plata, Maryland |
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Broadcast area | Waldorf, Maryland Alexandria, Virginia |
Frequency | 1560 kHz |
Programming | |
Format | Country |
Ownership | |
Owner | Somar Communications, Inc. |
WKIK-FM, WMDM, WPTX, WSMD | |
History | |
First air date | October 1965 (as WSMD) |
Former call signs | 1994-1995: WSMD 1991-1994: WMOM 1986-1991: WCMD 1981-1986: WXTR 1965-1981: WSMD |
Call sign meaning | Former call letters of Defunct Leonardtown radio station on 1370 AM |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 60775 |
Class | D |
Power | 1000 watts (daytime) 250 watts (critical hours) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°32′36″N 76°59′37″W / 38.54333°N 76.99361°W |
Links | |
Website | country1029wkik |
WKIK (1560 AM) is an United States commercial radio station serving the La Plata and St. Charles, Maryland area. The station broadcasts a country music format.[1] WKIK is licensed to Somar Communications, Inc and has a daytime-only license.
The station was assigned the WKIK call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on September 25, 1995. [2]
1560 AM is a United States clear-channel frequency.
References[]
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ "Call Sign History: WKIK". Federal Communications Commission: Media Bureau.
External links[]
- WKIK in the FCC AM station database
- WKIK on Radio-Locator
- WKIK in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Categories:
- Radio stations in Maryland
- Country radio stations in Maryland
- Charles County, Maryland
- Radio stations established in 1965
- 1965 establishments in Maryland
- Waldorf, Maryland
- Daytime-only radio stations in Maryland
- Maryland radio station stubs