WILK-FM

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WILK-FM
WILK980.PNG
Broadcast area Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Frequency 103.1 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingWILK Newsradio
Programming
Language(s) English
Format News/talk
Subchannels HD2: Sports gambling "The Bet"
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1976;48 years ago (1976)
Former call signs
  • WACM (1976–79)
  • WQEQ (1979–96)
  • WWFH (1996–98)
  • WILP-FM (1998)
  • WWFH (1998–2001)
  • WBZH (2001–02)
  • WAMT (2002–04)
  • WFEZ (2004–07)
Call sign meaning
Wilkes-Barre
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 22666
Class A
ERP 6,000  watts (analog)
93 watts (digital) [2]
HAAT 22 meters (72 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 41°18′20.3″N75°45′36.7″W / 41.305639°N 75.760194°W / 41.305639; -75.760194 (WILK-FM)
Repeater(s)
  • 910  WAAF (Scranton)
  • 980  WILK (Wilkes-Barre)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live (via  Audacy)
Listen live (via  Audacy) (HD2)
Website www.audacy.com/wilknews

WILK-FM (103.1 MHz, "WILK Newsradio") is a commercial news/talk radio station licensed to Avoca, Pennsylvania. Owned by Audacy, Inc., WILK-FM extends its broadcast range throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania with two full-power repeaters: WILK in Wilkes-Barre and WAAF in Scranton. The station's studios and offices are on Route 315 in Pittston, while the station transmitter tower is located east of Yatesville at ( 41°18′20.0″N75°45′37.0″W / 41.305556°N 75.760278°W / 41.305556; -75.760278 ). [3] In addition to a standard analog transmission, WILK-FM broadcasts over two HD Radio channels with a sports gambling format on its HD2 digital subchannel, and is available online via Audacy.

Contents

WILK-FM has a weekday schedule with mostly local hosts. At night, the stations air nationally syndicated shows including Dave Ramsey, Ben Shapiro, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory and America in The Morning . Weekends feature shows on money, health, technology and science. Weekend syndicated hosts include Kim Komando, Clark Howard, Dr. Michio Kaku and Art Bell Somewhere in Time. Most hours begin with world and national news from ABC News Radio.

The stations also carries play-by-play sports including Penn State Nittany Lions football and basketball, as well as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins minor league hockey.

History

The station signed-on in 1976 with the call sign WACM. Originally licensed to Freeland, Pennsylvania, the station aired a syndicated Top 40/Soft Rock radio format with some local news. From the late 1980s and into the early 1990s, the station switched to an oldies music format and was branded as Oldies 103. [4]

The station's programming during this time period was simulcast on sister station WXPX (1300 AM). The simulcast relationship between the two stations continued to exist through 2023, even though both went through a number of call sign changes, format changes, ownership changes, and the 103.1 MHz FM allocation being moved to Avoca. [5] The stations, now WILK-FM and WODS, both simulcast the WILK NewsRadio network until WODS moved to a Spanish tropical format in 2023.

On February 23, 2022, WILK-FM added The Bet to its HD2 subchannel. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WILK-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Notification of Increased Digital Power [WILK-FM]". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. July 9, 2010. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  3. ↑ "FM Query Results for WILK". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  4. ↑ Brian Malina (September 24, 1995). "Part of Freeland Life Ends with Two Stations' Closure Radio Fans Reminisce As Big Changes Take Place In The Area's Entertainment Market". Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania). Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  5. ↑ Scott Fybush. "Northeast Radio Watch - October 6, 2003 - Pennsylvania". Archived from the original on December 9, 2003. Retrieved October 6, 2003.
  6. ↑ "Audacy Adds The Bet In Eight More Markets". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
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