WKDG

Last updated
WKDG
Broadcast area Birmingham, Alabama
Frequency 1540 kHz
Programming
Format Defunct
Ownership
Owner
  • Robin H. May
  • (Communications and Educational Development Initiatives)
History
First air date
 1980 (as WRSM)
Former call signs
WRSM (1980-2009)
Technical information
Facility ID 63652
Class D
Power 1,000 watts day
3 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 33°45′50″N87°03′47″W / 33.76389°N 87.06306°W / 33.76389; -87.06306

WKDG (1540 AM) was a radio station licensed to serve Sumiton, Alabama, United States. The station, originally licensed in 1980, was owned by Kingdom Radio Network, Inc.

Contents

WKDG previously broadcast a gospel music format. [1]

History

WRSM was originally granted a construction permit by the FCC on October 27, 1977. [2] The station was granted a license to cover on May 6, 1980. [3]

Ownership

In 2002, a legal dispute between a shareholder of Sumiton Broadcasting Company and the estate of a deceased shareholder led to the station being taken off the air for more than a year. [4] The FCC cancelled the broadcast license and withdrew the WRSM call letters until a successful petition, filed in August 2005, was granted in March 2007. [5] Sumiton announced its intention to sell WRSM to American Trust Corporation, a subsidiary of Hilliard & Co., for $106,501. [6] This application was dismissed by the FCC in April 2008. [7]

In May 2008, Sumiton filed a new application to transfer the broadcast license to Joy Christian Communications, Inc. [8] This transfer would be a straight donation to a non-profit organization. [9] The transfer was approved on November 18, 2008, but as of February 18, 2009, the transaction had yet to be consummated. [8] The station's call sign was changed from WRSM to WKDG on August 27, 2009, when the license was transferred to Communications and Educational Development Initiatives, aka Kingdom Radio Network. The license transfer was consummated and approved by the FCC in September 2009.

On February 12, 2019, WKDG's license was cancelled by the FCC. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  2. ↑ "Application Search Details (BP-17108)". FCC Media Bureau. October 27, 1977.
  3. ↑ "Application Search Details (BL-RB1104XU)". FCC Media Bureau. May 6, 1980.
  4. ↑ Carnegie, Jim (2007-04-04). "Saved from extinction". Radio Business Report.
  5. ↑ Doyle, Peter H. (2007-03-30). "Response to a Petition for Reconsideration" (PDF). FCC Media Bureau, Audio Division.
  6. ↑ "Deals - 4/11/2005". Broadcasting & Cable. 2005-04-11.
  7. ↑ "Application Search Details (BAL-20050121ACS)". FCC Media Bureau. 2008-04-14.
  8. 1 2 "Application Search Details (BAL-20080501AAG)". FCC Media Bureau. November 18, 2008.
  9. ↑ Carnegie, Jim (2008-06-20). "Transactions". Radio Business Report.
  10. ↑ Alabama Broadcast Media Page


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