WCKA
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| Broadcast area | East Alabama/ West Georgia |
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| Frequency | 810kHz |
| Branding | Real Country WCKA 94.3, 97.1 & am810 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | March 19,1987(as WJXL) |
Former call signs | WJXL (1987–1996) WNSI (1996–2004) WCKS (2004–2006)[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 7898 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 50,000 watts (day) 500 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°50′56.6″N85°45′43.6″W/ 33.849056°N 85.762111°W |
| Translator(s) | 94.3 FM W232BS (Jacksonville) 97.1 FM W246DB (Anniston) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wckaradio |
WCKA(810AM,"Real Country" ) is aradio stationlicensedto serveJacksonville, Alabama,United States. The station is owned by Steven L. Gradick and licensed to Alabama 810 LLC. It airs aCountry musicformat.[3]
Programming is simulcast on translatorsW232BS94.3 FM (Jacksonville) andW246DB97.1 FM (Anniston).
Programming
[edit]Real Country WCKA 94.3, 97.1 & am810 broadcasts a country format 24 hours a day. On air personalities include Rick Sisk, Roger Allen, Jim Morgan, and Lauren McCauley.
History
[edit]In March 1988, HMS Broadcasting Company of Jacksonville, Alabama, reached an agreement to sellWJXLto Bussey Hayes Communications, Inc. The deal was approved by theFederal Communications Commissionon April 29, 1988, and the transaction was consummated on May 2, 1988.[4]
In July 1995, Bussey Hayes Communications, Inc., reached an agreement to sell WJXL to People's Network Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on September 12, 1995, and the transaction was consummated on December 21, 1995.[5]
The station's callsign was changed from WJXL toWNSIon January 22, 1996.[1]
In May 1996, People's Network Inc., reached an agreement to sell WNSI to United Broadcasting Network, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on July 19, 1996, and after an FCC-approved time extension the transaction was consummated on December 23, 1996.[6]
In October 2003, United Broadcasting Network, Inc. (Ron Gettelfinger,president) reached an agreement to sell WNSI to Steven L. Gradick's Alabama 810, LLC, for a reported sale price of $235,000.[7]The deal was approved by the FCC on November 25, 2003, and the transaction was consummated on November 26, 2003.[8]At the time of the sale, the station broadcast anews/talkformat.[7]The new owners of WNSI petitioned the FCC for new call letters and the station was assignedWCKSon February 5, 2004.[1]
In December 2005, control of Alabama 810 LLC was transferred from Steven L. Gradick to Leslie E. Gradick.[9]The station changed call letters again on November 29, 2006, when the station was assigned the currentWCKAcall letters by the FCC. And in 2019 when Leslie E. Gradick Passed the station Alabama 810 LLC was transferred back to Steven L. Gradick.[1]
References
[edit]- ^abcd"Call Sign History".FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^"Facility Technical Data for WCKA".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"Station Information Profile".Arbitron.
- ^"Application Search Details (BAL-19880308EC)".FCC Media Bureau.1988-05-02.
- ^"Application Search Details (BAL-19950628EA)".FCC Media Bureau.1995-12-21.
- ^"Application Search Details (BAL-19960530EE)".FCC Media Bureau.1996-12-23.
- ^ab"Changing Hands - 2003-11-17".Broadcasting & Cable.November 17, 2003.
- ^"Application Search Details (BAL-20031021ADL)".FCC Media Bureau.2003-11-26.
- ^"Application Search Details (BTC-20051206ABG)".FCC Media Bureau.2005-12-22.
External links
[edit]- FCC History Cards for WCKA
- WCKA official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 7898 (WCKA)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WCKAinNielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 138345 (W232BS)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- W232BSat FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 139976 (W246DB)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- W246DBat FCCdata.org