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{{Infobox Radio station
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WAIK
| name = WAIK
| image =
| logo = WAIK 1590AMOldies logo.png
| logo_size =
| city = [[Galesburg, Illinois|Galesburg]], [[Illinois]]
| city = [[Galesburg, Illinois]]
| area =
| area =
| slogan =
| branding = Oldies 1590
| branding = ''Newstalk Sports Station''
| frequency = 1590 [[kHz]]
| frequency = 1590 [[kHz]]
| repeater =
| repeater =
| airdate = [[1957 in radio|1957]]
| airdate = {{start date|1957}}<ref name="bc79"/>
| format = [[News Talk Information]]
| last_airdate = {{end date|2019|1|14}}
| format = Defunct
| power = 5,000 [[watt]]s day<br>55 [[watt]]s night
| power = 5,000 [[watt]]s day<br>55 [[watt]]s night
| class = D
| class = D
| facility_id = 49515
| facility_id = 49515
| coordinates = {{coord|40|57|43.00|N|90|18|30.00|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|40|57|43|N|90|18|30|W|region:US-IL_type:landmark_source:FCC-NAD83|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning =
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns =
| former_callsigns = WQUB (1957–1959)<ref name="fcc-histcard-46675"/>
| affiliations =
| owner = Prairie Radio Communications
| owner = Wayne W. Whalen<ref name="BOA-20151125ALB">{{cite web | url = https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/cdbs_docs/ef/Form323/323_print/323_101.cfm?form=323_101.cfm&acct=0&appn=101706798&fac_num=33055&formid=322 | first = Vanessa | last = Wetterling | title = FCC 323: Ownership Report for Commercial Broadcast Stations (BOA-20151125ALB) | work = CDBS | publisher = Federal Communications Commission | date = 2015-11-24 | location = Washington, DC | accessdate = 2019-04-05 }}</ref>
| licensee = WPW Broadcasting
| licensee = WPW Broadcasting<ref name="BOA-20151125ALB"/>
| sister_stations = [[WMOI]] [[WRAM (AM)|WRAM]]
| sister_stations = [[WMOI]], [[WRAM]]
| webcast = {{listen live|http://www.1590waik.com}}
| website = {{official|http://www.1590waik.com}}
| webcast =
| affiliations = [[ABC Radio]] , [[Sporting News Radio]]
| website =
}}
}}


'''WAIK''' (1590 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[News Talk Information]] format. Licensed to [[Galesburg, Illinois]], USA. The station, established in 1957,<ref name="bc79">{{cite book |title=Broadcasting Yearbook 1979 |year=1979 |page=C-66 |chapter=Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada |publisher=Broadcasting Publications, Inc |location=Washington, DC}}</ref> is currently owned by Prairie Radio Communications. WAIK broadcasts Chicago White Sox Baseball, Chicago Bears Football, and features programing from [[ABC Radio]] and [[Sporting News Radio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WAIK |title=WAIK Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU08&band=fm&callLetter=WAIK|title=WAIK Station Information Profile|publisher=[[Arbitron]]}}</ref>
'''WAIK''' ([[AM broadcasting|AM]] 1590) was a [[radio station]] licensed to [[Galesburg, Illinois]], with studios in Monmouth, Illinois.<ref name="rm-goes">{{cite news | url = https://www.galesburg.com/news/20190115/tom-loewy-waik-goes-silent | title = WAIK goes silent | first = Tom | last = Loewy | work = [[The Register-Mail]] | edition = online | location = Galesburg, Illinois | date = January 15, 2019 | accessdate = 2019-04-05 }}</ref> It went silent in January 2019 and its license was cancelled in June 2019.<ref name="rm-goes"/><ref name="CallSign"/> At the time it closed, it was operating a [[full-service radio|full service]] format with [[oldies]].<ref name="ri-ceases">{{cite news | url = https://radioinsight.com/headlines/173790/waik-ceases-operation/ | title = WAIK Ceases Operation | first = Lance | last = Venta | work = RadioInsight | date= January 16, 2019 | accessdate = 2019-04-05 }}</ref>

The station signed on the air as '''WQUB'''<ref name="fcc-histcard-46675">[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=46675 FCC history cards for WAIK]. Retrieved 2019-04-05.</ref> in 1957<ref name="bc79">{{cite book |title=Broadcasting Yearbook 1979 |year=1979 |page=C-66 |chapter=Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada |publisher=Broadcasting Publications, Inc |location=Washington, DC |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1979/C-1%20Radio%20Broadcasting%20Yearbook%201979-12.pdf }}</ref> as a sister station to [[WFXN (AM)|WQUA]] in Moline.<ref>{{cite AV media | url = https://www.wgil.com/2019/01/15/no-waik-ing-up-anymore/ | first1 = Rick | last1 = Heath | first2 = Will | last2 = Stevenson | title = No WAIK-ing Up Anymore | work = Galesburg's Evening News | publisher = 1400 [[WGIL]] | location = Galesburg, Illinois | medium = audio | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20190116080702/http://www.wgil.com/2019/01/15/no-waik-ing-up-anymore/ | archivedate = 2019-01-16 | url-status = live | accessdate = 2019-04-05 }}</ref> The WQUB construction permit was issued on April 3, 1957,<ref name="fcc-histcard-46675"/> and its first full license was granted on January 9, 1958.<ref name="fcc-histcard-46675"/><ref>{{cite web | url = https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0&facid=49515 | title = AM Query Results (Facility ID: 49515) | publisher = [[Federal Communications Commission]] | location = Washington, DC | date = 2019-04-05 }}</ref> It was bought by Creative Broadcasting Ltd. in 1975 and had the call sign WAIK by 1979 with a [[middle of the road (music)|middle of the road music]] format.<ref name="bc79"/> WAIK broadcast Chicago White Sox Baseball, Chicago Bulls basketball, and featured programming from [[Citadel Media|ABC Radio]] and [[Sporting News Radio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU08&band=fm&callLetter=WAIK|title=WAIK Station Information Profile|publisher=[[Arbitron]]|url-status=dead|access-date=2008-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521013910/http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU08&band=fm&callLetter=WAIK|archive-date=2011-05-21}}</ref>

In October 2018, owner WPW sold WAIK's sister stations, 1330 [[WRAM]] and 97.7 [[WMOI]], both licensed for [[Monmouth, Illinois|Monmouth]], to Robbins-Treat Resources, but didn't include WAIK in the sale,<ref name="ri-ceases"/> instead taking WAIK off the air on January 14, 2019.<ref name="ri-ceases"/> The station's license was surrendered to the [[Federal Communications Commission]] on February 5, 2019, but it was not cancelled until June 19, 2019.<ref name="CallSign">[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=49515 Call Sign History], fcc.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2019.</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=49515 FCC Station Search Details: DWAIK] (Facility ID: 49515)
*{{AM station data|WAIK}}
*[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=46675 FCC History Cards for WAIK] (covering 1956-1981 as WQUB / WAIK)


{{News/Talk Radio Stations in Illinois}}
[[Category:Galesburg, Illinois]]
[[Category:Monmouth, Illinois]]

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Latest revision as of 16:47, 10 January 2023

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WAIK
Frequency1590 kHz
BrandingOldies 1590
Programming
FormatDefunct
Ownership
Owner
  • Wayne W. Whalen[1]
  • (WPW Broadcasting[1])
WMOI, WRAM
History
First air date
1957 (1957)[2]
Last air date
January 14, 2019 (2019-01-14)
Former call signs
WQUB (1957–1959)[3]
Technical information
Facility ID49515
ClassD
Power5,000 watts day
55 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
40°57′43″N 90°18′30″W / 40.96194°N 90.30833°W / 40.96194; -90.30833

WAIK (AM 1590) was a radio station licensed to Galesburg, Illinois, with studios in Monmouth, Illinois.[4] It went silent in January 2019 and its license was cancelled in June 2019.[4][5] At the time it closed, it was operating a full service format with oldies.[6]

The station signed on the air as WQUB[3] in 1957[2] as a sister station to WQUA in Moline.[7] The WQUB construction permit was issued on April 3, 1957,[3] and its first full license was granted on January 9, 1958.[3][8] It was bought by Creative Broadcasting Ltd. in 1975 and had the call sign WAIK by 1979 with a middle of the road music format.[2] WAIK broadcast Chicago White Sox Baseball, Chicago Bulls basketball, and featured programming from ABC Radio and Sporting News Radio.[9]

In October 2018, owner WPW sold WAIK's sister stations, 1330 WRAM and 97.7 WMOI, both licensed for Monmouth, to Robbins-Treat Resources, but didn't include WAIK in the sale,[6] instead taking WAIK off the air on January 14, 2019.[6] The station's license was surrendered to the Federal Communications Commission on February 5, 2019, but it was not cancelled until June 19, 2019.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Wetterling, Vanessa (2015-11-24). "FCC 323: Ownership Report for Commercial Broadcast Stations (BOA-20151125ALB)". CDBS. Washington, DC: Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  2. ^ a b c "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting Yearbook 1979 (PDF). Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1979. p. C-66.
  3. ^ a b c d FCC history cards for WAIK. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  4. ^ a b Loewy, Tom (January 15, 2019). "WAIK goes silent". The Register-Mail (online ed.). Galesburg, Illinois. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  5. ^ a b Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c Venta, Lance (January 16, 2019). "WAIK Ceases Operation". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  7. ^ Heath, Rick; Stevenson, Will. No WAIK-ing Up Anymore. Galesburg's Evening News (audio). Galesburg, Illinois: 1400 WGIL. Archived from the original on 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  8. ^ "AM Query Results (Facility ID: 49515)". Washington, DC: Federal Communications Commission. 2019-04-05.
  9. ^ "WAIK Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
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