WBKW

This article is about the West Virginia radio station. For the Malaysian airport, see Tawau Airport. For other radio stations that had this call sign, see WBKW (disambiguation).

WBKW

Beckley, West Virginia
Broadcast area	Beckley, West Virginia Oak Hill, West Virginia
Frequency	1070 kHz
Branding	"Channel 93.5, the Buzz"
Programming
Format	Alternative rock
Ownership
Owner	Southern Communications (Southern Communications Corporation)
Sister stations	WAXS, WCIR-FM, WMTD (AM), WMTD-FM, WTNJ, WWNR
History
First air date	1967
Technical information
Facility ID	61276
Class	D
Power	10,000 watts (day) 7,700 watts (critical hours)
Transmitter coordinates	37°45′18.0″N 81°14′12.0″W
Links
Webcast	WBKW Webstream
Website	WBKW Online

WBKW is an alternative rock formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Beckley, West Virginia, serving Beckley and Oak Hill in West Virginia. WBKW is owned and operated by Southern Communications.

History

First signed on in January 1967 as WCIR.

On December 25, 2017, the station flipped from Southern gospel to modern rock.

Translator

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	FCC info
W228CF	93.5 FM	Beckley, West Virginia		250	182.6 m (599 ft)	D

External links

• Channel 93.5 the Buzz Online
• Facility details for Facility ID WBKW ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database