WKDK explained

WKDK
City:Newberry, South Carolina
Frequency:1240 kHz
Format:Oldies
Power:1,000 watts
Class:C
Facility Id:48706
Coordinates:34.2917°N -81.6208°W
Affiliations:Premiere Networks
Network:Fox News Radio
Owner:Newberry Broadcasting Company, Inc.
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:wkdk.com
Licensing Authority:FCC

WKDK (1240 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Newberry, South Carolina. It has an oldies radio format and is owned by Newberry Broadcasting Company, Inc.[1] The studios and offices are at 3000 Hazel Street.

WKDK transmits 1,000 watts, using a non-directional antenna.[2] Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W269DW at 101.7 MHz in Newberry.Radio-Locator.com/W269DW

Programming

WKDK's playlist includes hits from the 1960s, 70s and 80s. Weekdays at 9 a.m., it features The Coffee Hour, with local community groups speaking about their activities.

WKDK carries live games from Newberry County high school sports and the Newberry College Wolves sports teams. It also features programming from Premiere Networks, with updates from Fox News Radio.

History

The station signed on the air on . The station power was 250 watts and it had studios at its transmitter site, 11 Radio Drive.[3] It was owned by the Newberry Broadcasting Company with C. H. Kaufmann as the president and general manager. It was a network affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting System, carrying its dramas, comedies, news and sports during the "Golden Age of Radio."

In the 1960s and 70s, KDK was playing Top 40 music. Its power was 1,000 watts by day and 250 watts at night.[4] In the 1990s, as listening to contemporary music shifted from AM radio to the FM band, WKDK switched to an oldies format.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WKDK Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division .
  2. https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=Wkdk&nav=home Radio-Locator.com/WKDK
  3. https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1949/Radio-BC-YB-1949-B&W.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1949 page 237. Retrieved Oct. 23, 2023.
  4. https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1977/C%20Section%20Radio%20Broadcasting%20Yearbook%201977%20P-6.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-189. Retrieved Oct. 23, 2023.