WCSK

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WCSK
Broadcast areaTri-Cities TN / VA
Frequency 90.3 MHz
Programming
Format Educational
Ownership
Owner Kingsport City Schools
History
Call sign meaning
"City Schools of Kingsport"
Technical information
Facility ID 34914
Class A
ERP 195 watts
HAAT 280 meters (920 ft)
Links
Website

WCSK (90.3 FM) is a non-commercial, educational FM radio station in Kingsport, Tennessee, licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to the Kingsport Board of Education.

The radio studio is in Dobyns-Bennett High School. The WCSK radio transmitter is mounted on a tower atop Bays Mountain in Kingsport. It broadcasts at an effective radiated power of 195 watts. In addition to the city of Kingsport, the station's signal is heard in portions of Sullivan, Hawkins, and Washington counties in Tennessee, and in parts of Scott County, Virginia.

Coordinates: 36°31′37″N82°35′13″W / 36.527°N 82.587°W / 36.527; -82.587


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