WITK explained

WITK
City:Pittston, Pennsylvania
Area:Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Branding:Life Talk 1550
Life Talk 94.7
Frequency:1550 kHz
Format:Christian
Class:B
Facility Id:70868
Owner:Wilkins Communications Network
Licensee:Steel City Radio, Inc.
Sister Stations:KLNG, WLMR, WSKY (AM), WFAM, WBXR, WELP, KCNW, WWNL, WBRI, KXKS, WYYC, WIJD, WNVY, WVTJ, WCPC
Webcast:WITK 1550 Listen Live
WITK 94.7 Listen Live
Website:WITK 1550 Online
WITK 94.7 Online
Former Callsigns:WKQV, WARD, WPTS
Licensing Authority:FCC

WITK (1550 AM) is a radio station licensed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to serve the community of Pittston, Pennsylvania. WITK covers much of northeastern Pennsylvania, including Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. The station airs various Christian religious programming. WITK is owned by Steel City Radio, Inc. The station was sold in 2007 by Lackawanna County Commissioner Robert C. Cordaro.[1] [2] Steel City Radio, Inc. is part of the Wilkins Communications Network, Inc. of Spartanburg, South Carolina, whose owners, Robert and Luann Wilkins, own 15 other stations in cities such as WWNL (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), WYYC (York, Pennsylvania), KCNW (Kansas City, Missouri), WELP (Greenville, South Carolina), WBRI (Indianapolis, Indiana), and WBXR (Huntsville, Alabama).[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Taylor on Radio-Info, July 12, 2007 - Sound Bytes - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Tom Taylor. July 12, 2007. Radio-info.com (Chicago, Illinois).
  2. Web site: Cordaro bows out of radio biz. Borys Krawczeniuk. October 1, 2007. Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania).
  3. Web site: Northeast Radio Watch - October 15, 2007 - Pennsylvania. Scott Fybush. October 15, 2007. Northeast Radio Watch (Rochester, New York).