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.[2]
| Frequency | 1480 kHz |
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| Programming | |
| Format | Silent |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| 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[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 37154 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts day |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°11′54″N 82°42′42″W / 37.19833°N 82.71167°W |
| Translator(s) | 105.9 W290DT (Neon) |
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Public license information | |
History
editThe 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.[3]
On June 1, 2018, the station changed its call sign to WNKW. It also broadcasts on an FM translator at 105.9 MHz.
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WNKW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WNKW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WNKW Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 37154 (WNKW) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WNKW in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 200875 (W290DT) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W290DT at FCCdata.org
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