WPOK (AM)

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WPOK
City Pontiac, Illinois
Broadcast area Bloomington-Normal
Frequency 1080 kHz
Programming
Format Defunct (was Adult standards)
Affiliations CBS, Tribune
Ownership
Sister stations 103.1/93.7 WPOK-FM/WJEZ (now WJBC-FM)
98.9 WLDC Dwight (now WJEZ)
History
First air dateAugust 1, 1966 (1966-08-01)
Last air date 1998
Technical information
Facility ID 37822
Power 1000 watts (daytime only)
Transmitter coordinates 40°52′31″N88°36′11″W / 40.87528°N 88.60306°W / 40.87528; -88.60306 (WPOK (AM) (defunct)) Coordinates: 40°52′31″N88°36′11″W / 40.87528°N 88.60306°W / 40.87528; -88.60306 (WPOK (AM) (defunct)) [1]

WPOK was a daytime-only AM broadcasting station in Pontiac, Illinois in the late 20th century. Owned by Collins Miller and Lane Lindstrom, it went on the air on August 1, 1966. In 1975 it was running a middle of the road (music) format, simulcast on its FM sister station 103.1 WPOK-FM. [2] The FM changed its callsign to WJEZ in November 1984, [3] and by 1989 AM and FM had separate formats: 1080 WPOK with oldies and 103.1 WJEZ with modern country music. [4]

WPOK was silent by March 1998, last having an adult standards format. [5] It surrendered its license on 24 March 1998 during its renewal process, and was deleted on 18 June 1998. [6] The station's license was surrendered so that WNWI AM 1080 could move from Valparaiso, Indiana to Oak Lawn, Illinois and increase power from 250 watts to 1,900 watts. [7] Its FM sister station, which had recently changed frequency to 93.7, [8] survived to become WTRX-FM in 2003, then WJBC-FM in 2010.

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References

  1. ↑ "WPOK-AM (Pontiac)". PlaceNames.com. Wellington, New Zealand: Robert Hoare. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
  2. ↑ Broadcasting/Cable Yearbook (1975 ed.). p. C-60.
  3. ↑ FCC callsign history. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
  4. ↑ Broadcasting/Cable Yearbook (1989 ed.). p. B-96.
  5. ↑ "At the FCC" (PDF). Small Market Radio Newsletter. Fairfield, Iowa: Jay Mitchell Associates. 15 (43). 1998-03-26. ISSN   1074-0082 . Retrieved 2010-09-23.
  6. ↑ See "public comment" notes on FCC file number BR-19960724YV. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
  7. ↑ "Federal Communications Commission AM Broadcast Station Construction Permit", fcc.gov. February 23, 1998. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  8. ↑ FCC file BPH-19920421IF. Retrieved 2010-09-23.


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