WXOK

WXOK

City	Port Allen, Louisiana
Broadcast area	Baton Rouge metropolitan area
Frequency	1460 kHz
Branding	Heaven AM 1460
Programming
Format	Gospel
Ownership
Owner	Cumulus Media (Radio License Holding CBC, LLC)
Sister stations	KQXL-FM, WRQQ, WEMX-FM, WIBR
History
First air date	1953
Technical information
Facility ID	11606
Class	B
Power	4,700 watts (Day) 290 watts (Night)
Links
Webcast	Listen live
Website	heaven1460.com

WXOK (1460 AM, "Heaven 1460") is a Black Gospel formatted radio station licensed to Port Allen, Louisiana (where the transmitter is located). The Cumulus Media station broadcasts with a transmitter power of 4,700 watts day and 290 watts night. Its studios are located in downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

History[]

1460 AM was first occupied by WAFB, which signed on in 1948 and was a MBS and ABC affiliate and sister station to WAFB-FM, which was on the 104.3 frequency, and WAFB.^[1] Merchants Broadcasting purchased the WAFB radio stations in 1956 from WDSU's Modern Broadcasting, and changed the call letters of the AM station to WAIL.^[2] WXOK has served the African-American community since February 3, 1953 with a mix of R&B hits, Blues, Jazz, and Gospel until 2000, when it went full-time with the latter. The station was originally on 1260 kc until its owners purchased WAIL in 1965 and moved WXOK to that frequency.

Former on-air staff[]

Isiah Carey, , Kip Holden

References[]

External links[]

• Heaven 1460 official website
• WXOK in the FCC AM station database
• WXOK on Radio-Locator
• WXOK in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

Coordinates: 30°28′25″N 91°13′34″W / 30.47361°N 91.22611°W / 30.47361; -91.22611

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