WKYK
Radio station in Burnsville, North Carolina From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WKYK (940 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic country music format. Licensed to Burnsville, North Carolina, United States. The station is currently owned by Mark Media, Inc.
| Frequency | 940 kHz |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic country |
| Affiliations | ABC News Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Mark Media, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | May 1967 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 40247 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 4,600 watts day 250 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°55′32″N 82°16′20″W |
| Translator(s) | 104.7 W284DK (Burnsville) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | WKYK/WTOE Online |
History
J. Ardell Sink signed on WKYK in May 1967. In 1971 Burnsville Broadcasting, Inc. became Mark Media, Inc. after several purchases. While the company has had stations in Charlotte and Asheville in North Carolina and Greenville and Charleston in South Carolina, the company remained in Burnsville.
Sink's son Michael was named president of Mark Media, Inc. and Mark Broadcasting, Inc. in 2009, adding to his duties as general manager of WKYK and WTOE and host of "Mike in the Morning" on WKYK.[2]
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