WKYK

WKYK

Burnsville, North Carolina United States
Frequency	940 kHz
Programming
Format	Classic country
Affiliations	ABC News Radio
Ownership
Owner	Mark Media, Inc.
History
First air date	May 1967
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	40247
Class	B
Power	4,600 watts day 250 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	35°55′32″N82°16′20″W / 35.92556°N 82.27222°W / 35.92556; -82.27222
Translator	104.7 W284DK (Burnsville)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	WKYK/WTOE Online

WKYK (940 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic country music format. Licensed to Burnsville, North Carolina, United States. The station is currently owned by Mark Media, Inc.

History

J. Ardell Sink signed on WKYK in May 1967. In 1971, Burnsville Broadcasting, Inc. became Mark Media, Inc. after several purchases. While the company has had stations in Charlotte and Asheville in North Carolina and Greenville and Charleston in South Carolina, the company remained in Burnsville.

Former logo

Sink's son Michael was named president of Mark Media, Inc. and Mark Broadcasting, Inc. in 2009, adding to his duties as general manager of WKYK and WTOE and host of "Mike in the Morning" on WKYK. ^[2]

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for WKYK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "Mark Media News Release". Wkyk, Wtoe. July 15, 2009. Retrieved March 23, 2010.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 40247 (WKYK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WKYK in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 202451 (W284DK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• W284DK at FCCdata.org
• FCC History Cards for WKYK