WITK

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WITK
Broadcast area Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Frequency 1550 kHz
BrandingLife Talk 1550
Life Talk 94.7
Programming
Format Christian
Ownership
Owner
  • Wilkins Communications Network
  • (Steel City Radio, Inc.)
KLNG, WLMR, WSKY (AM), WFAM, WBXR, WELP, KCNW, WWNL, WBRI, KXKS, WYYC, WIJD, WNVY, WVTJ, WCPC
History
Former call signs
WKQV, WARD, WPTS
Technical information
Facility ID 70868
Class B
Power
  • 10,000 watts day
  • 500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
41°20′47″N75°47′05″W / 41.34639°N 75.78472°W / 41.34639; -75.78472
Translator(s) 94.7 W234CY (Pittston)
Links
Webcast WITK 1550 Listen Live
WITK 94.7 Listen Live
Website WITK 1550 Online
WITK 94.7 Online

WITK (1550 AM) is a radio station licensed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to serve the community of Pittston, Pennsylvania. WITK covers much of northeastern Pennsylvania, including Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. The station airs various Christian religious programming. WITK is owned by Steel City Radio, Inc. The station was sold in 2007 by Lackawanna County Commissioner Robert C. Cordaro. [1] [2] Steel City Radio, Inc. is part of the Wilkins Communications Network, Inc. of Spartanburg, South Carolina, whose owners, Robert and Luann Wilkins, own 15 other stations in cities such as WWNL (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), WYYC (York, Pennsylvania), KCNW (Kansas City, Missouri), WELP (Greenville, South Carolina), WBRI (Indianapolis, Indiana), and WBXR (Huntsville, Alabama). [3]

Former logo WITK1550AM.PNG
Former logo

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