WNKW | |
City: | Neon, Kentucky |
Frequency: | 1480 kHz |
Airdate: | July 1, 1956 (as WNKY) |
Format: | Silent |
Power: | 1,000 watts day |
Class: | D |
Facility Id: | 37154 |
Coordinates: | 37.1983°N -82.7117°W |
Former Callsigns: | WNKY (1956–1995) WEZC (1995–2006) WVSG (2006–2009) WGCK (2009–2011) WIZD (2012–2015) WUKB (2015–2018) |
Owner: | Thomas R. Abdoo and Quinn Bowling Box |
Licensee: | Sunshine Media Group, LLC |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WNKW (1480 AM) is a radio station licensed to Neon, Kentucky, United States. The station is owned by Thomas R. Abdoo and Quinn Bowling Box, through licensee Sunshine Media Group, LLC.[1]
The station went on the air as WNKY on July 1, 1956. On August 31, 2006, the station changed its call sign to WVSG. On April 13, 2009, WVSG became WGCK, taking its callsign from sister station WGCK-FM, and then changed again to WIZD on February 8, 2011. As of July 21, 2015, was called WUKB.[2]
On June 1, 2018, the station changed its call sign to WNKW. It also broadcasts on an FM translator at 105.9 MHz.