WWLK (AM) explained

WWLK
City:Eddyville, Kentucky
Frequency:900 kHz
Airdate:[1]
Last Airdate:2012
Format:Defunct
Power:1,000 watts day
120 watts night
Class:D
Facility Id:36402
Coordinates:37.0739°N -88.08°W
Former Callsigns:WEAK (1980–1986)
Owner:Tilent, Inc.

WWLK (900 AM) was a radio station licensed to serve Eddyville, Kentucky, United States. The station was owned by Tilent, Inc.[2]

History

The station, which was a 250-watt daytime-only station, was assigned a construction permit with the assigned callsign WEAK on September 15, 1980,[3] under original ownership by Lyon County Broadcasting Company. On May 2, 1981, the station was launched by a group of local business people. On March 14, 1986, the station changed its call sign to WWLK following the purchase of the station by Brian Gentry.[4]

The station had been broadcasting a Country music format from its sign on until it was acquired by Bible Time Ministries, albeit with Tilent, Inc. as its licensee on July 20, 1989. The ministries converted it into a Christian radio station as part of its group of stations.

On April 19, 2012, the station's license was cancelled and its call sign deleted by the Federal Communications Commission.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook. 1996. 0-8352-3725-7. B-166. Reed Reference Publishing. New Providence, New Jersey.
  2. Web site: WWLK Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. Web site: WWLK Call Sign History . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division .
  4. Book: Nash, Francis M.. 1995. Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State. HOST Communications. World Radio History. 9781879688933. 79.
  5. Web site: Broadcast Actions, April 24, 2012 . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.