WNKW

Last updated
WNKW
Frequency 1480 kHz
Programming
Format Silent
Ownership
Owner
  • Thomas R. Abdoo and Quinn Bowling Box
  • (Sunshine Media Group, LLC)
History
First air date
July 1, 1956 (as WNKY)
Former call signs
WNKY (1956-1995)
WEZC (1995-2006)
WVSG (2006-2009)
WGCK (2009-2011)
WIZD (2012-2015)
WUKB (2015-2018)
Technical information
Facility ID 37154
Class D
Power 1,000 watts day
Transmitter coordinates
37°11′54″N82°42′42″W / 37.19833°N 82.71167°W / 37.19833; -82.71167
Translator(s) 105.9 W290DT (Neon)

WNKW (1480 AM) is a radio station licensed to Neon, Kentucky, United States. The station is owned by Thomas R. Abdoo and Quinn Bowling Box, through licensee Sunshine Media Group, LLC. [1]

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History

The station went on the air as WNKY on July 1, 1956. On August 31, 2006, the station changed its call sign to WVSG. On April 13, 2009, WVSG became WGCK, taking its callsign from sister station WGCK-FM, and then changed again to WIZD on February 8, 2011. As of July 21, 2015, was called WUKB. [2]

On June 1, 2018, the station changed its call sign to WNKW. It also broadcasts on an FM translator at 105.9 MHz.

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References

  1. "WNKW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "WNKW Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.