WWLK (AM)
| Frequency | 900 kHz |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Format | Defunct |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Tilent, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | May 2, 1981[1] |
Last air date | 2012 |
Former call signs | WEAK (1980–1986) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 36402 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 120 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°4′26″N 88°4′48″W / 37.07389°N 88.08000°W |
WWLK (900 AM) was a radio station licensed to serve Eddyville, Kentucky, United States. The station was owned by Tilent, Inc.[2]
History
[edit]The station, which was a 250-watt daytime-only station, was assigned a construction permit with the assigned callsign WEAK on September 15, 1980,[3] under original ownership by Lyon County Broadcasting Company. On May 2, 1981, the station was launched by a group of local business people. On March 14, 1986, the station changed its call sign to WWLK following the purchase of the station by Brian Gentry.[4]
The station had been broadcasting a Country music format from its sign on until it was acquired by Bible Time Ministries, albeit with Tilent, Inc. as its licensee on July 20, 1989.[1] The ministries converted it into a Christian radio station as part of its group of stations.[4]
On April 19, 2012, the station's license was cancelled and its call sign deleted by the Federal Communications Commission.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook. New Providence, New Jersey: Reed Reference Publishing. 1996. p. B-166. ISBN 0-8352-3725-7.
- ^ "WWLK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WWLK Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ a b Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State (PDF). HOST Communications. p. 79. ISBN 9781879688933 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Broadcast Actions, April 24, 2012" (PDF). United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
[edit]- FCC Station Search Details: DWWLK (Facility ID: 36402)
- FCC History Cards for WWLK (covering 1978–1981 as WEAK)
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