WKIK (FM)

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WKIK
WKIK-FM.png
Broadcast area
Frequency 102.9 MHz
Branding"Country 102.9 WKIK"
Programming
Format Country
Ownership
OwnerSomar Communications, Inc.
WMDM, WPTX, WSMD-FM
History
First air date
December 1994 (1994-12)
Former call signs
  • WBEY (1991–1994)
  • WRFK (1994–1997)
  • WKIK-FM (1997–2023)
Technical information
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 60777
Class A
ERP 4,000 watts
HAAT 120 meters (390 ft)
Links
Public license information
Webcast WKIK Webstream
Website WKIK Online

WKIK (102.9 FM) is a country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to California, Maryland, serving Southern Maryland and the Northern Neck. WKIK is owned and operated by Somar Communications, Inc.

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History

Tidewater Communications, controlled by Richard A. Myers, was granted a construction permit for a radio station on 102.9 MHz in California, Maryland, on May 23, 1991; [1] the permit was soon issued the call sign WBEY. [2] In 1993, Tidewater sold the permit to Somar Communications, owner of WMOM and WSMD, for $130,000. [3] Somar signed the station on in December 1994 [4] as country music station WRFK. [5]

The station's call sign was changed to WKIK-FM on January 1, 1997. [6] The "-FM" suffix was dropped on April 4, 2023; this followed the shutdown earlier in the year of WKIK (1560 AM), [7] the former WMOM, which had simulcast WKIK-FM [8] since 2000. [9]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Call Letter Changes" (PDF). The M Street Journal. June 17, 1991. p. 4. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
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  5. ↑ "Format Changes & Updates" (PDF). The M Street Journal. February 1, 1995. p. 1. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Call Letter Changes" (PDF). The M Street Journal. January 15, 1997. p. 5. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  7. ↑ Robertson, Roy (March 29, 2023). "Form 380 - Change Request". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  8. ↑ Venta, Lance (March 19, 2023). "FCC Report 3/19: First Two PIRATE Act Forfeitures Proposed". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Format Changes & Updates" (PDF). The M Street Journal. June 7, 2000. p. 1. Retrieved April 4, 2023.

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