WAKH explained

WAKH
City:McComb, Mississippi
Branding:K106
Frequency:105.7 MHz
Format:Country music
Erp:100,000 watts
Haat:149m (489feet)
Class:C1
Facility Id:58935
Coordinates:31.2806°N -90.4514°W
Former Callsigns:WIXO-FM (1979–1979)
WIXO (1979–1981)
Owner:North Shore Broadcasting Co., Inc.
Webcast: Listen Live
Website:K106 Country Website
Licensing Authority:FCC

WAKH (105.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format, licensed to McComb, Mississippi, United States. The station is owned by North Shore Broadcasting Co., Inc. and features programming from Citadel Media.[1] The transmitter is located in Summit, Mississippi.

History

The station was assigned call sign WIXO-FM on February 15, 1979. On May 4, 1979, the station changed its call sign to WIXO then again on September 8, 1981, to the current WAKH.,[2]

On September 21, 2011, Charles W. Dowdy, acting as the sole owner of license holder Southwest Broadcasting, Inc., dissolved the corporation and assigned the broadcast licenses it held (WAKH plus sister stations WAKK, WAPF, WAZA, WFCG, WJSH, WKJN, and WTGG) to himself acting as debtor in possession before initiating a Chapter 11 bankruptcy.[3] The FCC approved the license transfer on December 19, 2011.[4]

On October 25, 2019, the stations emerged and this signal was transferred to North Shore Broadcasting.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WAKH Station Information Profile. Arbitron.
  2. Web site: WAKH Call Sign History . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division .
  3. Web site: . FCC Form 316, Section III, Item 5: Description of the Transaction . November 2011 . November 15, 2012.
  4. Web site: FCC Media Bureau . Application Search Details (BALH-20111129GBX) . December 19, 2011 . November 15, 2012.