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 [1]
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; [2] the permit was soon issued the call sign WBEY. [3] In 1993, Tidewater sold the permit to Somar Communications, owner of WMOM and WSMD, for $130,000. [4] Somar signed the station on in December 1994 [5] as country music station WRFK. [6]

The station's call sign was changed to WKIK-FM on January 1, 1997. [7] The "-FM" suffix was dropped on April 4, 2023; this followed the shutdown earlier in the year of WKIK (1560 AM), [8] the former WMOM, which had simulcast WKIK-FM [9] since 2000. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WKIK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting . June 17, 1991. p. 65. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Call Letter Changes" (PDF). The M Street Journal. June 17, 1991. p. 4. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Chagal Paints L.A. Suburban Sprawl With $14 Million Dual FM Buy" (PDF). Radio & Records . May 14, 1993. pp. 6, 8. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  5. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 (PDF). 2010. p. D-266. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Format Changes & Updates" (PDF). The M Street Journal. February 1, 1995. p. 1. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Call Letter Changes" (PDF). The M Street Journal. January 15, 1997. p. 5. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  8. ↑ Robertson, Roy (March 29, 2023). "Form 380 - Change Request". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  9. ↑ Venta, Lance (March 19, 2023). "FCC Report 3/19: First Two PIRATE Act Forfeitures Proposed". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Format Changes & Updates" (PDF). The M Street Journal. June 7, 2000. p. 1. Retrieved April 4, 2023.

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