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WAKK was a gospel formatted broadcast radio station licensed to McComb, Mississippi, serving South-Central Mississippi.
| Broadcast area | South-Central Mississippi |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 980 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Defunct (formerly Gospel) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Charles W. Dowdy |
| WKJN, WAPF, WAZA | |
| History | |
First air date | 1948 |
Former call signs | WAPF (1948–2005) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 58930 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 watts (day) 152 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 31°12′51.0″N 90°27′42.0″W / 31.214167°N 90.461667°W |
On September 21, 2011, Charles W. Dowdy, acting as the sole owner of license holder Southwest Broadcasting, Inc., dissolved the corporation and assigned the broadcast licenses it held (WAKK plus sister stations WAKH, WAZA, WAPF, WFCG, WJSH, WKJN, and WTGG) to himself acting as debtor in possession before initiating a Chapter 11 bankruptcy.[1] The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the license transfer on December 19, 2011.[2]
WAKK's license was surrendered on May 4, 2016, and cancelled by the FCC that same day.[3]
References
edit- ^ "FCC Form 316, Section III, Item 5: Description of the Transaction". Federal Communications Commission. November 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
- ^ "Application Search Details ( BALH-20111129GBX)". FCC Media Bureau. December 19, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
- ^ "FCC Daily Digest" (PDF). United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
edit- FCC Station Search Details: DWAKK (Facility ID: 58930)
- FCC History Cards for WAKK (covering 1947–1979 as WAPF)
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