WKNW
Ownership | |
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Owner | Sovereign Communications |
AM: WNBY, WSOO FM: WMKD, WNBY, WSUE, WYSS | |
History | |
First air date | August 25, 1990 (as WDHP) |
Former call signs | WBPW (?-2/5/1990) WDHP (2/5/1990-7/23/1990) |
Call sign meaning | KNoW AM (former branding) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 978 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 watts day 950 watts night |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | newstalk1400.net |
WKNW (1400
Originally owned by Algoma Broadcasting, WNKW operated as a news/talk station with live
Following the ownership change, WKNW became a full ESPN Radio affiliate, with prior ESPN programming that aired on existing Sovereign AM station WSOO moving to WKNW, and some WKNW talk programs going the other way, notably including Coast to Coast AM and The Handyman Show with Glenn Haege, while Pickford FM affiliate WMKD eventually took over NASCAR rights. On January 5, 2022, WKNW changed their format back to news/talk, branded as "News Talk 1400".[1][2]
WKNW currently broadcasts conservative news-leaning talk radio programs like The Glenn Beck Program, The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, Wendy Bell Radio, and Steve Gruber in their daytime schedule. Sports remains in WKNW's schedule via programs from Fox Sports Radio in their nighttime rotation. Live sports on WKNW include Detroit Pistons and Lake Superior State Lakers basketball games, as well as Soo Eagles hockey games, and the local sports talk program The Game Sports Show, all of which having aired on the station while still affiliated with ESPN.
References
- ^ WKNW Flips To Conservative Talk Radioinsight - January 5, 2022
- ^ "WKNW Flips To Conservative Talk". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
Sources
Previous logo
(Former logo under the "Talk Radio 1400" branding)
External links
- WKNW in the FCC AM station database
- WKNW in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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