WIBK
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Broadcast area | Iroquois County Benton County Newton County |
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Frequency | 1360kHz |
Branding | WIBK The Buckle |
Programming | |
Format | Silent |
Affiliations | ABC News Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | Iroquois County Broadcasting Company |
WGFA-FM | |
History | |
First air date | September 1, 1961 |
Former call signs | WGFA (1961–2017) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 29202 |
Class | D |
Power | 1,000wattsday |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°47′37.0″N87°45′17.0″W/ 40.793611°N 87.754722°W |
Repeater(s) | 94.1WGFA-HD2(Watseka) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Website | www |
WIBK(1360AM) is a currently silentclassic country-formattedbroadcastradio stationlicensed toWatseka, Illinois,servingWatsekaand EasternIroquois County, Illinoisand WesternBentonand SouthernNewtoncounties in Indiana. WIBK is adaytime only stationand is owned and operated by Iroquois County Broadcasting Company, which is owned by Richard and Margaret Martin.[2][3][4][5]The WIBK antenna is a three-towerarray.
WIBK is anAMradio station broadcasting on the regional frequency[6]of1360kHz.The original call letters were WGFA.[7]
WIBK is a member of the National Association of Farm Broadcasters.[8]
Programming
[edit]WIBK changed format, fromTalk radiotocountry music,on August 25, 2017. On May 1st, 2024 The owners filed an STA with the FCC to take the station silent.
Signal
[edit]WIBK's signal is beamed towards the southeast to protect the signal ofWLBKinDekalb, Illinois.WIBK uses a three-towerantenna array.[9]
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for WIBK".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"CDBS Print".
- ^"CDBS Form 323".
- ^History page of WCIA
- ^FCC Station Search Details
- ^"AM Broadcast Station Classes; Clear, Regional, and Local Channels".fcc.gov.Archived fromthe originalon 30 April 2012.Retrieved12 January2022.
- ^"WIBK Callsign History".licensing.fcc.gov.
- ^https://nafb /events/nafb-conventionNational Association of Farm Broadcasters Website
- ^"Radio Station Coverage Map".
External links
[edit]- WIBK 1360 AM Online
- Facility details for Facility ID 29202 (WIBK)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WIBKinNielsen Audio's AM station database
- Radio Locator Information for W245CV