WIKS
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| Broadcast area | New Bern, North Carolina Greenville, North Carolina Jacksonville, North Carolina Kinston, North Carolina |
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| Frequency | 101.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 101.9 Kiss FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Mainstream Urban HD2: Beach music (WNCT (AM) simulcast) |
| Affiliations | The Steve Harvey Morning Show |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WMGV, WXNR, WSFL-FM, WNCT | |
| History | |
First air date | January 17, 1979 |
Call sign meaning | Variation of the branding "Kiss" |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 72389 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 299 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°12′07.00″N 77°11′15.00″W / 35.2019444°N 77.1875000°W |
| Translator(s) | 95.7 W239BC (New Bern, relays HD2) 101.1 W266AV (Jacksonville, relays HD2) 105.9 W290CB (Winterville, relays HD2) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 1019online.com |
WIKS is an Mainstream Urban formatted broadcast radio station licensed to New Bern, North Carolina.
WIKS carries the Steve Harvey Morning Show.
History
101.9 FM signed on in 1979 as WRBK K102. The station would evolve into an Urban Contemporary station, by 1986 would increase its power to 100,000 watts and become Kiss 102 with the WIKS call letters. WIKS would introduce Rap and Hip Hop in the 1990s and was a full Mainstream Urban station by 1998. In 1997 WIKS picked up competition from the 92.3 Frequency when WQSL would change into a Rhythmic Top 40 station as "The Beat of Carolina". WIKS would tweak its format to an Urban Adult Contemporary station in 2003.
This station was once WRBK K-102 and a sister station to WRNB. WIKS with its 100,000 watt signal can be reached from Wilmington to Roanoke Rapids.
On February 2, 2017, Beasley Media Group announced that it would sell its six stations and four translators in the Greenville-New Bern-Jacksonville market, including WIKS, to Curtis Media Group for $11 million to reduce the company's debt.[1] The sale was completed on May 1, 2017.[2]
References
- ^ Layden, Laura (February 3, 2017). "Beasley to sell six stations in North Carolina for $11 million". Naples Daily News. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. May 3, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
External links
- WIKS Website
- ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› WIKS in the FCC FM station database
- WIKS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› W239BC in the FCC FM station database
- W239BC at FCCdata.org
- ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› W266AV in the FCC FM station database
- W266AV at FCCdata.org
- ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› W290CB in the FCC FM station database
- W290CB at FCCdata.org
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