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'''WAIK''' (1590 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[News Talk Information]] format. Licensed to [[Galesburg, Illinois]], United States, 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 programming from [[Citadel Media|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''' (1590 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[News Talk Information]] format. Licensed to [[Galesburg, Illinois]], United States, 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 Bulls basketball, and features programming from [[Citadel Media|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>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:40, 15 November 2018

WAIK
Frequency1590 kHz
Branding1590 AM Oldies
Programming
FormatNews Talk Information
AffiliationsABC Radio , Sporting News Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Prairie Radio Communications
  • (WPW Broadcasting)
WMOI, WRAM
History
First air date
1957
Technical information
Facility ID49515
ClassD
Power5,000 watts day
55 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
40°57′43.00″N 90°18′30.00″W / 40.9619444°N 90.3083333°W / 40.9619444; -90.3083333
Links
WebcastListen live
WebsiteOfficial website

WAIK (1590 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Galesburg, Illinois, United States, the station, established in 1957,[1] is currently owned by Prairie Radio Communications. WAIK broadcasts Chicago White Sox Baseball, Chicago Bulls basketball, and features programming from ABC Radio and Sporting News Radio.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting Yearbook 1979. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1979. p. C-66.
  2. ^ "WAIK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "WAIK Station Information Profile". Arbitron.