WNKI
MHz | |
| Branding | Wink 106 |
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| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary hit radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WCBF, WMTT-FM, WNGZ, WPHD, WZHD | |
| History | |
First air date | 1947 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | transposal of letters in word "wink" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 53611 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 40,000 watts |
| HAAT | 162 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°12′00″N 76°51′30″W / 42.20000°N 76.85833°W |
| Translator(s) |
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| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wink106.com |
WNKI (106.1
History
The station went on the air as WKNP in 1947, under the ownership of the
It had broadcast from a building at Erie Avenue (now Dennison Parkway) and Walnut Street in Corning. The
The newspaper sold the stations in 1953 to Radio Corning Inc. owned by Gordon Jenkins. WCLI duplicated much of the programming of 1450 WCLI. In May 1979, Jack King purchased Radio Corning Inc. and on October 20, 1980, the station changed its
In 1993, Pro Radio Inc. bought the stations. The FM call letters were switched on Oct. 8, 1993, to the current WNKI
In 1995, Pro Radio sold to Corning Sabrecom (part of Sabre Communications) for $1.85 Million which moved the stations to Elmira Heights. In 1997, the AM and FM split, with Sabre Communications selling WCLI to Eolin Broadcasting, which also owned WCBA, WCBA-FM, and WGMM.
On May 6, 2013, it was announced that Backyard Broadcasting was selling the Elmira/Corning and Olean, NY clusters, including WNKI/WPGI/WNGZ/WRCE/WWLZ, to Community Broadcasters, LLC in Watertown, New York. The sale was consummated on August 26, 2013 at a price of $3.6 million.
According to Radio + Television Business Report at RBR.com, Seven Mountains Media acquired WNKI in January 2019.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WNKI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WNKI Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WNKI Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Site of the Week 7/9/2021: Wellsville and Alfred, NY. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
External links
- WNKI in the FCC FM station database
- WNKI in Nielsen Audio's FM station database