WBKW

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WBKW
WBKW Channel93.5 logo.jpg
Broadcast area Beckley, West Virginia
Oak Hill, West Virginia
Frequency 1070 kHz
BrandingChannel 93.5, the Buzz
Programming
Format Alternative rock
Ownership
Owner
  • Southern Communications
  • (Southern Communications Corporation)
WAXS, WCIR-FM, WTNJ, WWNR
History
First air date
1967
Former call signs
WJKK (1981–1984)
WCIR (1967–1981; 1985-1990)
WIWS (1990–2011)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 61276
Class D
Power 10,000 watts day
7,700 watts critical hours
Transmitter coordinates
37°45′18.0″N81°14′12.0″W / 37.755000°N 81.236667°W / 37.755000; -81.236667
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website buzz935.com

WBKW (1070 AM) is an alternative rock formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Beckley, West Virginia, serving Beckley and Oak Hill in West Virginia. WBKW is owned and operated by Southern Communications.

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History

First signed on in January 1967 as WCIR.

On December 25, 2017, the station flipped from Southern gospel to modern rock. [2]

Translator

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W228CF93.5 FM Beckley, West Virginia 143018250182.6  m (599  ft)D LMS

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WBKW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "WBKW/Beckley Flips To Alternative". All Access. Retrieved 2018-01-04.