WILK-FM
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| Broadcast area | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton |
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| Frequency | 103.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | WILK Newsradio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk radio HD2: Smooth jazz |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WAAF, WGGY, WILK, WKRZ, WMQX, WODS | |
| History | |
First air date | 1976 (as WACM) |
Former call signs | WACM (1976–79) WQEQ (1979–96) WWFH (1996–98) WILP-FM (1998) WWFH (1998–2001) WBZH (2001–02) WAMT (2002–04) WFEZ (2004–07) |
Call sign meaning | WILKes-Barre |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 22666 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts (analog) 93 watts (digital)[1] |
| HAAT | 22 meters (72 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°18′20.3″N 75°45′36.7″W / 41.305639°N 75.760194°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wilknews |
WILK-FM (103.1 FM, "WILK Newsradio") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Avoca, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Entercom Communications, through licensee Entercom Wilkes-Barre Scranton, LLC, and broadcasts a news/talk format. Its broadcast tower is located east of Yatesville, Pennsylvania at (41°18′20.0″N 75°45′37.0″W / 41.305556°N 75.760278°W).[2] The station serves as the premiere station in the regionally simulcast WILK News Radio Network, a network of four radio stations owned by Entercom carrying local news and talk programming.
WILK-FM uses HD Radio, and broadcasts a Smooth Jazz format on its HD2 subchannel.
History
The station signed on for the first time in 1976 with the WACM call sign. Originally licensed to serve Freeland, Pennsylvania, the station aired a syndicated Top 40/Soft Rock radio format with some local news. From the late 1980s and into the early 1990s, the station switched to an oldies music format and was branded as Oldies 103.[3]
The station's programming during this time period was simulcast on sister station WXPX AM 1300. The simulcast relationship between the two stations exists today even though both went through a number of call sign changes, format changes, ownership changes, and the 103.1 MHz FM allocation being moved to Avoca.[4] The stations, now WILK-FM and WODS, both simulcast the WILK News Radio network.
References
- ^ "Notification of Increased Digital Power [WILK-FM]". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. July 9, 2010. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
- ^ "FM Query Results for WILK". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
- ^ Brian Malina (September 24, 1995). "Part of Freeland Life Ends with Two Stations' Closure Radio Fans Reminisce As Big Changes Take Place In The Area's Entertainment Market". Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania).
- ^ Scott Fybush. "Northeast Radio Watch - October 6, 2003 - Pennsylvania". Archived from the original on December 9, 2003. Retrieved October 6, 2003.
External links
- Official website
- ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› WILK in the FCC FM station database
- WILK in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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