WBKW (1070 AM) is an alternative rock formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Beckley, West Virginia, serving Beckley and Oak Hill in West Virginia. WBKW is owned and operated by Southern Communications.
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Broadcast area | Beckley, West Virginia Oak Hill, West Virginia |
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Frequency | 1070 kHz |
Branding | Channel 93.5, the Buzz |
Programming | |
Format | Alternative rock |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WAXS, WCIR-FM, WTNJ, WWNR | |
History | |
First air date | 1967 |
Former call signs | WJKK (1981–1984) WCIR (1967–1981; 1985-1990) WIWS (1990–2011) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 61276 |
Class | D |
Power | 10,000 watts day 7,700 watts critical hours |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°45′18.0″N 81°14′12.0″W / 37.755000°N 81.236667°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | buzz935.com |
History
editFirst signed on in January 1967 as WCIR.
On December 25, 2017, the station flipped from Southern gospel to modern rock.[1]
Translator
editCall sign | Frequency | City of license | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info |
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W228CF | 93.5 FM | Beckley, West Virginia | 250 | 182.6 m (599 ft) | D | FMQ |
References
edit- ^ "WBKW/Beckley Flips To Alternative". All Access. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
External links
edit- WBKW in the FCC AM station database
- WBKW in Nielsen Audio's AM station database