WKIK (AM) explained

WKIK
Above:Former simulcast of WKIK-FM, California, Maryland
City:La Plata, Maryland
Airdate:October 1965 (as WSMD)
Frequency:1560 kHz
Format:Defunct (formerly country)
Class:D
Facility Id:60775
Coordinates:38.5433°N -76.9936°W
Callsign Meaning:Former call letters of defunct Leonardtown Maryland radio station on 1370 AM
Owner:Somar Communications, Inc.
Sister Stations:WKIK-FM, WMDM, WPTX, WSMD

WKIK (1560 AM) was a United States commercial radio station serving La Plata and St. Charles, Maryland. The station broadcast a country music format,[1] simulcast with WKIK-FM (102.9).[2] WKIK was licensed to Somar Communications, Inc and had a daytime-only license. 1560 AM is a United States clear-channel frequency.

The station was assigned the WKIK call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on September 25, 1995.[3] The station surrendered its license[4] on March 16, 2023;[5] it was canceled the next day.

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  1. Web site: Station Information Profile . Arbitron .
  2. News: Venta . Lance . FCC Report 3/19: First Two PIRATE Act Forfeitures Proposed . March 20, 2023 . RadioInsight . March 19, 2023.
  3. Web site: Call Sign History: DWKIK. Federal Communications Commission: Media Bureau.
  4. News: Venta . Lance . FCC Report 3/19: First Two PIRATE Act Forfeitures Proposed . March 20, 2023 . RadioInsight . March 19, 2023.
  5. Web site: : Cancellation of the license for broadcast statioin WKIK, La Plata, MD (60775) . Licensing and Management System . . March 20, 2023 . PDF.