WKIZ

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WKIZ
Broadcast areaLower Florida Keys area
Frequency 1500 kHz
BrandingKONK 1500AM, Community Radio for Key West
Programming
Format Defunct (formerly talk radio)
Ownership
Owner
  • Daniel Caamano
  • (Almavision of Miami)
OperatorKONK Communications
History
First air date
March 27, 1959 [1]
Call sign meaning
"Keys"
Technical information
Facility ID 11193
Class B
Power 250 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
 24°34′1.00″N81°44′54.00″W / 24.5669444°N 81.7483333°W / 24.5669444; -81.7483333

WKIZ (1500 AM) was a radio station broadcasting a talk radio format. Licensed to Key West, Florida, United States, the station was last owned by Daniel Caamano, through licensee Almavision of Miami, [2] brokered to KONK Communications.

Contents

History

WKIZ began broadcasting on March 27, 1959. [1] It was owned by the Florida Keys Broadcasting Corporation. [3]

In the early 1990s, the station aired an oldies format. [4] [5] It was taken off the air December 6, 1994, but resumed broadcasting in early 1997, as an affiliate of Bloomberg News. [6] [7] It adopted a Spanish language format later in the year. [8] In the 2000s, the station aired a progressive talk format as an affiliate of Air America. [9] [10] [11]

In 2010, Overseas Radio, LLC began brokering broadcasting time on WKIZ. [12] The station was branded KONK and aired a talk radio format. The radio station was called "The Best Talk Radio Station in Florida" by Florida Monthly magazine (September 2010). [13] [14] KONK originally signed on May 26, 2009, as an unlicensed station operating under U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Part 15 low power rules, broadcasting on 1630 kHz at 1 milliwatt, covering only the island of Key West. [15]

The station was taken off the air on September 10, 2017, due to damage to its transmitter, caused by Hurricane Irma. [16] It resumed operations in September 2018, running reduced power of 62.5 watts, but was again taken silent on October 22, 2018. [17] [18] Its license expired on February 1, 2020, as its owner failed to file an application to renew the station's license. [19]

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References

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  2. ↑ "DWKIZ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ History Cards for WKIZ, fcc.gov. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  4. ↑ Ross, Sean; Stark, Phyllis; Levy, Rochelle. "Vox Jox", Billboard . January 18, 1992. p. 76. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  5. ↑ Unmacht, Robert. "Format Changes", The M Street Journal. Vol. 9, No. 17. April 27, 1992. p. 1. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  6. ↑ Unmacht, Robert. "Washington This Week", The M Street Journal. Vol. 14, No. 6. February 12, 1997. p. 10. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Format Changes & Updates", The M Street Journal. Vol. 14, No. 7. February 12, 1997. p. 1. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Format Changes & Updates", The M Street Journal. Vol. 14, No. 38. September 24, 1997. p. 2. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  9. ↑ Bender, David (2006). Air America: The Playbook. Rodale, Inc. p. 258.
  10. ↑ "Find a Station". Air America. Archived from the original on July 11, 2005. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Programming". WKIZ. Archived from the original on July 28, 2009. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Keys radio station strengthens signal". Florida Keys Keynoter. Marathon, Florida. February 24, 2010. Station owner Guy de Boer has entered into a lease/management agreement with WKIZ-1500, owned by Washington state-based Seattle Streaming Radio, which has a 250-watt transmitter on 5th Avenue on Stock Island.[ dead link ]
  13. ↑ "Best of Florida Awards 2010". Altamonte Springs, Florida: Florida Media, Inc. December 16, 2010. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
  14. ↑ "Best of Florida Awards 2010". Florida Monthly. Altamonte Springs, Florida: Florida Media, Inc. September 2010. Archived from the original on November 15, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  15. ↑ Menge, Margaret (May 30, 2009). "Old time radio returns to Key West - KONK 1630 AM starts broadcasting: talk all day, music all night". Key West Keynoter. Retrieved June 20, 2009.[ dead link ]
  16. ↑ "Request for Special Temporary Authority to Remain Silent", fcc.gov. November 1, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  17. ↑ Almavision of Miami, Inc. WKIZ(AM), Key West, Florida Facility Identification Number: 11193 Special Temporary Authority", fcc.gov. September 7, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Request for Special Temporary Authority to Remain Silent", fcc.gov. November 29, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Radio License Expirations", fcc.gov. January 17, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
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