WAKH

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WAKH
WAKH 105.7 FM.png
City McComb, Mississippi
Frequency 105.7 MHz
BrandingK106
Programming
Format Country music
Ownership
OwnerNorth Shore Broadcasting Co., Inc.
History
Former call signs
WIXO-FM (1979-1979)
WIXO (1979-1981)
Technical information
Facility ID 58935
Class C1
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 149 meters (489 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 31°16′50″N90°27′05″W / 31.28056°N 90.45139°W / 31.28056; -90.45139 Coordinates: 31°16′50″N90°27′05″W / 31.28056°N 90.45139°W / 31.28056; -90.45139
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website K106 Country Website

WAKH (105.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format, licensed to McComb, Mississippi, United States. The station is owned by North Shore Broadcasting Co., Inc. and features programming from Citadel Media. [1] The transmitter is located in Summit, Mississippi.

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History

The station was assigned call sign WIXO-FM on February 15, 1979. On May 4, 1979, the station changed its call sign to WIXO then again on September 8, 1981, to the current WAKH., [2]

On September 21, 2011, Charles W. Dowdy, acting as the sole owner of license holder Southwest Broadcasting, Inc., dissolved the corporation and assigned the broadcast licenses it held (WAKH plus sister stations WAKK, WAPF, WAZA, WFCG, WJSH, WKJN, and WTGG) to himself acting as debtor in possession before initiating a Chapter 11 bankruptcy. [3] The FCC approved the license transfer on December 19, 2011. [4]

On October 25, 2019, the stations emerged and this signal was transferred to North Shore Broadcasting.

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References

  1. ↑ "WAKH Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  2. ↑ "WAKH Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "FCC Form 316, Section III, Item 5: Description of the Transaction". Federal Communications Commission. November 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Application Search Details ( BALH-20111129GBX)". FCC Media Bureau. December 19, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2012.


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