KWOK

Last updated
KWOK
Broadcast area Grays Harbor County
Frequency 1490 kHz
BrandingESPN Radio 1490
Programming
Format Sports
Affiliations ESPN Radio
Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
KDUX-FM, KXRO, KXXK
History
First air date
November 16, 1961;62 years ago (1961-11-16)
Former call signs
KJET (1961-1970s)
KGHO (1970s-2000)
Former frequencies
1560 kHz (1961–1985)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 68057
Class C
Power 1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
46°57′30.00″N123°48′35.00″W / 46.9583333°N 123.8097222°W / 46.9583333; -123.8097222
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website 1490kwok.com

KWOK (1490 AM) is a commercial radio station in Aberdeen, Washington. It is owned by Alpha Media, broadcasting a sports radio format and featuring programming from ESPN Radio and Westwood One. [2]

Contents

KWOK has a power of 1,000 watts and uses a non-directional antenna. The transmitter and studios are on Coolidge Road at West Huntley Street in Aberdeen. [3]

History

The station went on the air in November 16, 1961;62 years ago. Its original call sign was KJET and it broadcast on 1560 kHz in Hoquiam. Because that is a clear channel frequency, KJET was a daytimer, required to go off the air at night. In the 1970s, it changed its call letters to KGHO.

It relocated to 1490 AM in 1985, which allowed it to broadcast around the clock. It also changed its city of license to Aberdeen. On February 18, 2000, KGHO changed its call sign to KWOK. [4]

Logo under Fox Sports Radio affiliation KWOK FoxSports1490 logo.jpg
Logo under Fox Sports Radio affiliation

For many years, this station had a daytime power of 1,000 watts but had to reduce power at night to 250 watts. On September 23, 2016, KWOK was granted an FCC construction permit to increase night power to 1,000 watts. [5]

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KWOK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "KWOK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. Radio-Locator.com/KWOK
  4. "KWOK Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. "FCC Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.