WKEX

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WKEX
Simulcasts WPIN Dublin
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Broadcast area Blacksburg, Virginia
Montgomery County, Virginia
Frequency 1430 AM kHz
BrandingESPN Radio Blacksburg
Programming
Format Sports [1]
Affiliations ESPN Radio
Carolina Panthers
Pulaski River Turtles
Ownership
Owner
  • Baker Family Stations
  • (Base Communications, Inc.)
WKNV
History
First air date
July 10, 1969 [2]
Technical information [3]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 57131
Class D
Power 1,000 watts day
62 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 37°13′57.0″N80°26′40.0″W / 37.232500°N 80.444444°W / 37.232500; -80.444444
Translator(s) 105.9 W290CU (Christiansburg)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website espnblacksburg.com

WKEX (1430 AM) is a sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Blacksburg, Virginia, serving Blacksburg and Montgomery County, Virginia. [1] WKEX is owned and operated by Baker Family Stations. [4] The Station's flagship local sports program is "The Drive", hosted by veteran radio personality Paul Van Wagoner, alongside Virginia Tech alumni Andrew Alix and producer Nathan Brennan. It also serves as the radio home of Carolina Panthers football and Blacksburg High School athletics. Syndicated daytime programming includes Keyshawn, Jwill and Max, Greeny with Mike Greenberg and The Stephen A. Smith Show.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  2. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-560. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WKEX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ↑ "WKEX Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
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