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'''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> |
'''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> |
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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 | |
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> |
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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> |
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> |
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| Frequency | 1590 kHz |
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| Branding | Oldies 1590 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Defunct |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | |
| WMOI, WRAM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1957[2] |
Former call signs | WQUB (1957-1959)[3] |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 49515 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 55 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°57′43″N 90°18′30″W / 40.96194°N 90.30833°W |
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d FCC history cards for WAIK. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
- ^ a b Loewy, Tom (January 15, 2019). "WAIK goes silent". The Register-Mail (online ed.). Galesburg, Illinois. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
- ^ a b Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^ a b c Venta, Lance (January 16, 2019). "WAIK Ceases Operation". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "AM Query Results (Facility ID: 49515)". Washington, DC: Federal Communications Commission. 2019-04-05.
- ^ "WAIK Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
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