WKBK

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WKBK
WKBK 94.1-1290 logo.png
Broadcast area Monadnock Region
Frequency 1290 kHz
Branding94.1 & 1290 WKBK
Programming
Format News/talk
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Saga Communications
  • (Saga Communications of New England, LLC)
WINQ, WINQ-FM, WKNE, WKVT-FM, WSNI, WZBK
History
First air date
June 2, 1927;96 years ago (1927-06-02) (as WNBX)
Former call signs
  • WNBX (1927–1940)
  • WKNE (1940–2002)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 36833
Class B
Power 5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
 42°56′46.29″N72°18′31.31″W / 42.9461917°N 72.3086972°W / 42.9461917; -72.3086972
Translator(s) 94.1 W231DV (Keene)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website wkbkradio.com

WKBK (1290 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to Keene, New Hampshire, United States, the station is owned by Saga Communications and licensed to Saga Communications of New England, LLC; it operates as part of Saga's Monadnock Broadcasting Group. WKBK features programming from CBS News Radio, NBC News Radio, Compass Media Networks, Salem Radio Network, and Westwood One. [2]

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History

Logo before the addition of an FM translator. WKBK logo.png
Logo before the addition of an FM translator.

WKBK originally signed on as WNBX on June 2, 1927, in Springfield, Vermont. The station operated at 1240  kHz. In November 1928, the frequency was changed to 1260 kHz. On December 25, 1940, WNBX signed on from its new location as WKNE. The move to Keene also brought an increase in power to 5,000 watts. In 1941 as part of the NARBA shift, WKNE shifted to its permanent home on 1290 AM. In early 2002, WKNE was sold to Saga Communications, along with sister station WKNE-FM. In 2002, Saga Communications also purchased WKBK 1220 AM, the other AM signal in the Keene radio market, which began the steps for a change in for the impending format flips. In late 2002, Saga Communications moved the talk programming from weaker signaled WKBK to 1290, changing the call sign to WKBK. The 1220 facility would pick up the call sign WZBK with the adult standards format (which was later dropped for a simulcast of WKVT in Brattleboro, Vermont). [3]

Translator

Logo during simulcast on 104.1 W281AU. WKBK logo 2.png
Logo during simulcast on 104.1 W281AU.
Logo during simulcast on 107.5 W298BT. WKBK-AM & W298BT-FM Logo (February 2015).png
Logo during simulcast on 107.5 W298BT.

WKBK began broadcasting on its FM translator, W281AU, on May 16, 2008, after a decision by the Federal Communications Commission. In January 2009, the FM simulcast was dropped and 104.1 became "Keene Classics 104.1", playing a classic rock format. WKBK was returned to the 104.1 FM frequency in May 2009. W281AU transmits 59 watts from the tower of sister station WZBK.

Until December 2018, WKBK was heard on FM translator W298BT (107.5 FM). This translator was converted to a soft adult contemporary station, fed via the HD2 channel of WKNE, after WKBK signed on a new translator, W231DV (94.1 FM); this translator was obtained in an FCC filing window that requires W231DV to permanently be associated with WKBK. [4]

Broadcast translator for WKBK
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class Transmitter coordinatesFCC info
W231DV94.1 FM Keene, New Hampshire 201996250D 42°55′50.3″N72°17′58.3″W / 42.930639°N 72.299528°W / 42.930639; -72.299528 (W231DV) LMS

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WKBK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "WKBK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "Granite and Ether: A Chronicle of New Hampshire Broadcasting (1/20/17)". Manfrommars.com. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  4. ↑ Venta, Lance (December 30, 2018). "Saga Brings EZ Favorites To Brattleboro & Keene". RadioInsight. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
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