WMIK (AM)

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WMIK (AM)
Broadcast area Cumberland Gap
Frequency 560 kHz
Programming
Format Religious
Affiliations Salem Broadcasting
Ownership
OwnerGateway Broadcasting Corporation
WMIK-FM
History
First air date
November 14, 1948
Technical information
Facility ID 23335
Class D
Power 2.5 kWs daytime
88 watts nighttime
Links
Website WMIK website

WMIK in Middlesboro, Kentucky, operates on an assigned frequency of 560 kHz with a daytime power of 2500 watts. Pre-sunrise and nighttime power are 500 watts and 88 watts respectively. The landmark radio studio is on the 19th Street Extension and Highway 441. The transmitting tower is situated one mile to the Northeast.

WMIK signed on for the first time on Sunday, November 14, 1948, at 2 p.m. The Cumberland Gap Broadcasting Company, Incorporated, owned WMIK from 1948 until 1992. For many years, WMIK was the regional coverage leader, sales leader, and number one in the market for a vast majority of years as determined by the ratings company, Arbitron. The Cumberland Gap Broadcasting Company is no longer parent company of radio stations WMIK and its sister station WMIK-FM of Middlesboro, Kentucky.

The Binghamtown Baptist Church through Gateway Broadcasting Corporation purchased both stations in October 1992. Both stations continue to serve the Cumberland Gap region twenty four hours a day with a mixture of local and nationally known ministers, Southern gospel music, and local programming. The Binghamtown Baptist Church Sunday morning worship service began broadcasting in the early 1950s and is one of the nation's longest consecutively airing church broadcasts.


Coordinates: 36°37′38″N83°42′52″W / 36.62722°N 83.71444°W / 36.62722; -83.71444


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