WILK-FM

WILK-FM (103.1 FM, "WILK Newsradio") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Avoca, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Entercom Communications, through licensee Entercom Wilkes-Barre Scranton, LLC, and broadcasts a talk radio format. The transmitter tower is located east of Yatesville, Pennsylvania at (41°18′20.0″N 75°45′37.0″W).[2] WILK-FM uses HD Radio, and broadcasts a Smooth Jazz format on its HD2 digital subchannel.

WILK-FM
CityAvoca, Pennsylvania
Broadcast areaWilkes-Barre/Scranton
Frequency103.1 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingWILK Newsradio
Programming
FormatFM/HD1: Talk radio
SubchannelsHD2: Smooth jazz
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Westwood One Network
ABC News Radio
Ownership
OwnerEntercom Communications
(Entercom License, LLC)
WAAF, WGGY, WILK, WKRZ, WMQX, WODS
History
First air date
1976 (1976) (as WACM)
Former call signs
WACM (1976–79)
WQEQ (1979–96)
WWFH (1996–98)
WILP-FM (1998)
WWFH (1998–2001)
WBZH (2001–02)
WAMT (2002–04)
WFEZ (2004–07)
Call sign meaning
WILKes-Barre
Technical information
Facility ID22666
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts (analog)
93 watts (digital)[1]
HAAT22 meters (72 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°18′20.3″N 75°45′36.7″W
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewilknews.radio.com

WILK-FM is one of four simulcast radio stations in Northeast Pennsylvania that call themselves WILK Newsradio, along with 980 WILK (AM) in Wilkes-Barre, 1300 WODS in West Hazleton and 910 WAAF in Scranton. Studios and offices are on Route 315 in Pittston.

WILK Newsradio has a weekday schedule with mostly local hosts, except for the early afternoon when the station carries Rush Limbaugh. At night, the stations air nationally syndicated shows including Dave Ramsey, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory and America in The Morning. Weekends feature shows on money, health, technology and science. Weekend syndicated hosts include Kim Komando, Clark Howard, Dr. Michio Kaku and "Somewhere in Time" with Art Bell. Some hours on weekends are paid brokered programming. Most hours begin with world and national news from ABC News Radio.

The stations also carries play-by-play sports including Penn State Nittany Lions football and basketball, as well as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins minor league hockey.

History

The station signed on for the first time in 1976 with the call sign WACM. Originally licensed to Freeland, Pennsylvania, the station aired a syndicated Top 40/Soft Rock radio format with some local news. From the late 1980s and into the early 1990s, the station switched to an oldies music format and was branded as Oldies 103.[3]

The station's programming during this time period was simulcast on sister station WXPX AM 1300. The simulcast relationship between the two stations exists today even though both went through a number of call sign changes, format changes, ownership changes, and the 103.1 MHz FM allocation being moved to Avoca.[4] The stations, now WILK-FM and WODS, both simulcast the WILK NewsRadio network.

References
  1. "Notification of Increased Digital Power [WILK-FM]". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. July 9, 2010. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  2. "FM Query Results for WILK". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  3. Brian Malina (September 24, 1995). "Part of Freeland Life Ends with Two Stations' Closure Radio Fans Reminisce As Big Changes Take Place In The Area's Entertainment Market". Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania).
  4. Scott Fybush. "Northeast Radio Watch - October 6, 2003 - Pennsylvania". Archived from the original on December 9, 2003. Retrieved October 6, 2003.


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