WNKW
City | Fleming-Neon, Kentucky |
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Frequency | 1480 kHz |
Programming | |
Format | Oldies |
Ownership | |
Owner | Thomas R. Abdoo and Quinn Bowling Box (Sunshine Media Group, LLC) |
History | |
First air date | July 1, 1956 (as WNKY) |
Former call signs | WNKY (1956-1995) WEZC (1995-2006) WVSG (2006-2009) WGCK (2009-2011) WIZD (2012-2015) WUKB (2015-2018) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 37154 |
Class | D |
Power | 5,000 watts day |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°11′54″N 82°42′42″W / 37.19833°N 82.71167°W |
Translator(s) | 97.5 W248DI (Neon) |
WNKW (1480 AM) is a radio station licensed to Neon, Kentucky, United States. The station is owned by Thomas R. Abdoo and Quinn Bowling Box, through licensee Sunshine Media Group, LLC.[1]
History[]
The station went on the air as WNKY on July 1, 1956. On August 31, 2006, the station changed its call sign to WVSG. On April 13, 2009, WVSG became WGCK, taking its callsign from sister station WGCK-FM, and then changed again to WIZD on February 8, 2011. As of July 21, 2015, was called WUKB.[2]
On June 1, 2018, the station changed its call sign to WNKW. It also broadcasts on an FM translator at 97.5 MHz.
References[]
- ^ "WNKW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WNKW Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links[]
- WNKW in the FCC AM station database
- WNKW on Radio-Locator
- WNKW in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Categories:
- Radio stations in Kentucky
- Letcher County, Kentucky
- Radio stations established in 1956
- 1956 establishments in Kentucky
- Daytime-only radio stations in Kentucky
- Kentucky radio station stubs