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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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| Broadcast area | Monadnock Region |
| Frequency | 1290 kHz |
| Branding | 94.1 & 1290 WKBK |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk |
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| WINQ, WINQ-FM, WKNE, WKVT-FM, WSNI, WZBK | |
| History | |
First air date | June 2, 1927 (as WNBX) |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 36833 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°56′46.29″N 72°18′31.31″W / 42.9461917°N 72.3086972°W |
| Translator(s) | 94.1 W231DV (Keene) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wkbkradio |
History
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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
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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]
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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| W231DV | 94.1 FM | Keene, New Hampshire | 201996 | 250 | D | 42°55′50.3″N 72°17′58.3″W / 42.930639°N 72.299528°W | LMS |
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WKBK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WKBK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Granite and Ether: A Chronicle of New Hampshire Broadcasting (1/20/17)". Manfrommars.com. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ^ Venta, Lance (December 30, 2018). "Saga Brings EZ Favorites To Brattleboro & Keene". RadioInsight. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
External links
edit- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 36833 (WKBK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WKBK in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 201996 (W231DV) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W231DV at FCCdata.org
- Monadnock Broadcasting Group
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