WILK (AM)
| Simulcast of Scranton–Wilkes-Barre | |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 980 kHz |
| Branding | WILK Newsradio |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | News/talk |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | February 13, 1947 |
Call sign meaning | Wilkes-Barre |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 34380 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 41°13′43″N 75°56′50″W / 41.22861°N 75.94722°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) |
| Website | www |
WILK (980
AM 980 at night, it reduces power to 1,000 watts and uses a directional antenna with a three-tower array. The transmitter
is off WVSA Drive in Wilkes-Barre.
WILK is one of three
Studios and offices are on Route 315 in Pittston
.
"WILK Newsradio" has a weekday schedule with mostly local hosts. At night, the stations air
nationally syndicated shows including Dave Ramsey, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory and America in The Morning. Weekends feature shows on money, health, technology and science. Weekend syndicated hosts include Kim Komando, Clark Howard, Dr. Michio Kaku and Art Bell Somewhere in Time. Some hours on weekends are paid brokered programming. Most hours begin with world and national news from ABC News Radio
.
The stations also carries play-by-play sports including
minor league hockey
.
History
On February 13, 1947, WILK first signed on the air.non-directional by day and 1000 watts directional at night. It was an affiliate of the ABC Radio Network.
On February 6, 1954, the station
signed on a television station, WILK-TV Channel 34.[3] Because WILK had been a long-time ABC Radio affiliate, WILK-TV took the ABC television affiliation. That station merged with Scranton's WARM-TV to form WNEP-TV
on Channel 16.
From the 1990s until 2005, WILK was the originating station for the WILK Radio Network. However, that distinction now belongs to FM sister station WILK-FM.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WILK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-184
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page B-127
External links
- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 34380 (WILK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WILK in Nielsen Audio's AM station database