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WKKX
Wheeling, West Virginia;
Broadcast area	Wheeling, West Virginia; St. Clairsville, Ohio
Frequency	1600 kHz
Branding	AM 1600 WKKX
Programming
Format	News/Talk/Sports
Affiliations	Cleveland Browns Radio Network; Fox Sports Radio
Ownership
Owner	RCK 1 Group, LLC
Sister stations	WVLY
History
First air date	1963
Former call signs	WUNI; WZMM; WOHZ
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	72172
Class	D
Power	5,000 Watts daytime; 33 Watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates	40°5′26.0″N 80°42′11.0″W / 40.090556°N 80.703056°W
Translator(s)	W251CY (98.1 MHz, Wheeling)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	WKKX Webstream
Website	WKKX Online

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WKKX is a News/Talk/Sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Wheeling, West Virginia, United States, serving Wheeling in West Virginia and St. Clairsville in Ohio. WKKX is owned and operated by RCK 1 Group, LLC.

Programming

WKKX is a locally-owned station that features local news talk. Notable hosts are Howard Monroe, Steve Novotney, and Bill DiFabio.

In 2009, the long-running Jamboree radio program moved from its longtime home of WWVA, where it had aired from 1933 until its cancellation in the mid-2000s, to WKKX. The Jamboree is the third-longest-running radio program in the US behind the Grand Ole Opry and Music and the Spoken Word.^[2] The Jamboree moved to WWOV-LP no later than 2016.

Daily programming is simulcast on both AM 1600 WKKX and AM 1370 WVLY between 6am-10am and 2pm-6pm.

WKKX is an affiliate of SB Nation, carrying its programming overnight.

Translator

Broadcast translator for WKKX
Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info
W251CY	98.1 FM	Wheeling, West Virginia	200384	43	114 m (374 ft)	D	40°5′25.3″N 80°42′8″W / 40.090361°N 80.70222°W / 40.090361; -80.70222	LMS

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WKKX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "WKKX - The Valley's Official WatchDawg". www.wkkx.com. Archived from the original on 2009-06-08.

External links

FCC History Cards for WKKX
Facebook
AM 1600 WKKX
Facility details for Facility ID 72172 (WKKX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WKKX in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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[1] "Facility Technical Data for WKKX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "WKKX - The Valley's Official WatchDawg". www.wkkx.com. Archived from the original on 2009-06-08.

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-{{Infobox Radio station
+{{Infobox radio station
- | name             = WKKX
+| name             = WKKX
- | image            = [[Image:WKKX-WVLY 1600-1370 logo.jpg|200px]]
+| logo             = WKKX-WVLY 1600-1370 logo.jpg
- | city             = [[Wheeling, West Virginia]]
+| logo_size        = 200px
+| city             = [[Wheeling, West Virginia]]
- | area             = [[Wheeling, West Virginia]]<br>[[St. Clairsville, Ohio]]
+| area             = [[Wheeling, West Virginia]]<br />[[St. Clairsville, Ohio]]
- | branding         = '''''AM 1600 WKKX'''''
+| branding         = '''''AM 1600 WKKX'''''
- | slogan           = ''The Valley's Watchdog''
+| frequency        = 1600 [[kilohertz|kHz]]
- | frequency        = 1600 [[kilohertz|kHz]]
+| translator       = W251CY (98.1 [[MHz]], Wheeling)
- | airdate          = [[1963 in radio|1963]]
+| airdate          = [[1963 in radio|1963]]
- | format           = [[All-news radio|News]]/[[Talk radio|Talk]]/[[Sports radio|Sports]]
+| format           = [[All-news radio|News]]/[[Talk radio|Talk]]/[[Sports radio|Sports]]
- | power            = 5,000 [[Watt]]s daytime<br>33 [[Watt]]s nighttime
+| power            = 5,000 [[Watt]]s daytime<br />33 [[Watt]]s nighttime
- | class            = D
+| class            = D
- | facility_id      = 72172
+| facility_id      = 72172
- | coordinates      = {{coord|40|5|26.0|N|80|42|11.0|W|type:landmark}}
+| coordinates      = {{coord|40|5|26.0|N|80|42|11.0|W|type:landmark}}
- | callsign_meaning =
+| callsign_meaning =
- | former_callsigns = WOHZ
+| former_callsigns = WUNI<br />WZMM<br />WOHZ
- | affiliations     = [[Cleveland Browns Radio Network]]<br>[[Fox Sports Radio]]
+| affiliations     = [[Cleveland Browns Radio Network]]<br />[[Fox Sports Radio]]
- | owner            = RCK 1 Group, LLC
+| owner            = RCK 1 Group, LLC
- | licensee         =
+| licensee         =
- | sister_stations  = [[WVLY (AM)|WVLY]]
+| sister_stations  = [[WVLY (AM)|WVLY]]
- | webcast          = [http://www.watchdognetwork.com/Radio-Player.aspx?channel=wkkx WKKX Webstream]
+| webcast          = [http://www.watchdognetwork.com/Radio-Player.aspx?channel=wkkx WKKX Webstream]
- | website          = [http://www.watchdognetwork.com/ WKKX Online]
+| website          = [http://www.watchdognetwork.com/ WKKX Online]
+| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
 }}
-'''WKKX''' is a [[All-news radio|News]]/[[Talk radio|Talk]]/[[Sports radio|Sports]] formatted [[Broadcasting|broadcast]] [[radio station]] licensed to [[Wheeling, West Virginia]], USA, serving Wheeling in [[West Virginia]] and [[St. Clairsville, Ohio|St. Clairsville]] in [[Ohio]]. WKKX is owned and operated by RCK 1 Group, LLC.
+'''WKKX''' is a [[All-news radio|News]]/[[Talk radio|Talk]]/[[Sports radio|Sports]] formatted [[Broadcasting|broadcast]] [[radio station]] licensed to [[Wheeling, West Virginia]], United States, serving Wheeling in [[West Virginia]] and [[St. Clairsville, Ohio|St. Clairsville]] in [[Ohio]]. WKKX is owned and operated by RCK 1 Group, LLC.
 ==Programming==
-WKKX is a locally-owned station that features local news talk. Notable hosts are John Blackmore, Howard Monroe, Steve Novotney, Sherrie McCutcheon and Bill DiFabio.
+WKKX is a locally-owned station that features local news talk. Notable hosts are Howard Monroe, Steve Novotney, and Bill DiFabio.
-In 2009, the long-running ''[[Wheeling Jamboree|Jamboree]]'' radio program moved from its longtime home of [[WWVA (AM)|WWVA]], where it had aired from 1933 until its cancellation in the mid-2000s, to WKKX. The ''Jamboree'' is the third longest running radio program in the US behind the ''[[Grand Ole Opry]]'' and ''[[Music and the Spoken Word]]''.<ref>http://www.wkkx.com/shows.cfm?show=17</ref> The ''Jamboree'' moved to [[WWOV]] no later than 2016.
+In 2009, the long-running ''[[Wheeling Jamboree|Jamboree]]'' radio program moved from its longtime home of [[WWVA (AM)|WWVA]], where it had aired from 1933 until its cancellation in the mid-2000s, to WKKX. The ''Jamboree'' is the third-longest-running radio program in the US behind the ''[[Grand Ole Opry]]'' and ''[[Music and the Spoken Word]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wkkx.com/shows.cfm?show=17 |title=WKKX - The Valley's Official WatchDawg |website=www.wkkx.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608002950/http://wkkx.com/shows.cfm?show=17 |archive-date=2009-06-08}} </ref> The ''Jamboree'' moved to [[WWOV-LP]] no later than 2016.
 Daily programming is simulcast on both AM 1600 WKKX and AM 1370 [[WVLY (AM)|WVLY]] between 6am-10am and 2pm-6pm.
-WKKX is an affiliate of [[Yahoo Sports Radio]], carrying its programming overnight.
+WKKX is an affiliate of SB Nation, carrying its programming overnight.
+==Translator==
+{{RadioTranslators
+| callsign = WKKX
+| call1    = W251CY
+| freq1    = 98.1
+| city1    = Wheeling, West Virginia
+| watts1   = 43
+| haat1    = 114
+| class1   = D
+| coord1   = {{coord|40|5|25.3|N|80|42|8|W}}
+| fid1= 200384
+}}
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
+*[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=65810&.pdf FCC History Cards for WKKX]
 *[https://www.facebook.com/The-Watchdog-AM-1600-WKKX-AM1370-WVLY-101596846547827/ Facebook]
 *[http://watchdognetwork.com/ AM 1600 WKKX ]
-{{AM station data|WKKX}}
+{{AM station data|72172|WKKX}}
 {{Wheeling Radio}}

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