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]

WNKW
Frequency1480 kHz
Programming
FormatSilent
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[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID37154
ClassD
Power1,000 watts day
Transmitter coordinates
37°11′54″N 82°42′42″W / 37.19833°N 82.71167°W / 37.19833; -82.71167
Translator(s)105.9 W290DT (Neon)
Links
Public license information

History

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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.[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

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WNKW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WNKW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "WNKW Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
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