KWOK
| City | Aberdeen, Washington |
|---|---|
| Branding | Fox Sports Radio 1490 |
| Frequency | 1490 kHz |
| First air date | 1961 |
| Format | Sports |
| Power |
1,000 watts day 760 watts night |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 68057 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 46°57′30.00″N 123°48′35.00″W / 46.9583333°N 123.8097222°W |
| Former callsigns |
KJET (1995-1999) KGHO (1999-2000) |
| Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio, Westwood One |
| Owner |
Alpha Media LLC (Alpha Media Licensee LLC) |
KWOK (1490 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format to the Aberdeen, Washington, USA area. The station is owned by Alpha Media LLC and features programming from Fox Sports Radio and Westwood One.[1]
History
The station went on the air as KJET. On April 13, 1999, the station changed its call sign to KGHO, and on February 18, 2000 to KWOK.[2]
In November 2012, KWOK filed an application with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to move to a different transmitter site, reduce night power to 760 watts and change the city of license to from Hoquiam, Washington to Aberdeen. The FCC issued the approval for the move on July 7, 2014.
References
- ↑ "KWOK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "KWOK Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KWOK
- Radio-Locator Information on KWOK
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KWOK
- FCC application
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