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WAIK
Galesburg, Illinois;
Frequency	1590 kHz
Branding	Oldies 1590
Programming
Format	Silent
Ownership
Owner	Wayne W. Whalen; (WPW Broadcasting);
Sister stations	WMOI, WRAM
History
First air date	1957
Former call signs	WQUB (1957-1959)
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

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WAIK (AM 1590) is^{[needs update]} a radio station that went silent in January 2019.^[4] It is licensed to Galesburg, Illinois, and had studios in Monmouth, Illinois.^[4] At the time it closed, it was operating a full service format with oldies.^[5]

The station signed on the air as WQUB^[3] in 1957^[2] as a sister station to WQUA in Moline.^[6] The WQUB construction permit was issued on April 3, 1957,^[3] and its first full license was granted on January 9, 1958.^[3]^[7] 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.^[8]

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,^[5] instead taking WAIK off the air on January 14, 2019.^[5] The station's license was cancelled June 19, 2019.^[9]

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 ^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 2019-01-15. Retrieved 2019-04-05. {{cite AV media}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2019-01-16 suggested (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2019.

External links

Facility details for Facility ID WAIK ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
{{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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[BOA-20151125ALB-1] 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.

[bc79-2] "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting Yearbook 1979 (PDF). Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1979. p. C-66.

[fcc-histcard-46675-3] FCC history cards for WAIK. Retrieved 2019-04-05.

[rm-goes-4] Loewy, Tom (January 15, 2019). "WAIK goes silent". The Register-Mail (online ed.). Galesburg, Illinois. Retrieved 2019-04-05.

[ri-ceases-5] Venta, Lance (January 16, 2019). "WAIK Ceases Operation". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2019-04-05.

[6] Heath, Rick; Stevenson, Will. No WAIK-ing Up Anymore. Galesburg's Evening News (audio). Galesburg, Illinois: 1400 WGIL. Archived from the original on 2019-01-15. Retrieved 2019-04-05. {{cite AV media}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2019-01-16 suggested (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[7] "AM Query Results (Facility ID: 49515)". Washington, DC: Federal Communications Commission. 2019-04-05.

[8] "WAIK Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2008-11-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[9] Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2019.

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-| former_callsigns = WQUB (to circa 1960)<ref name="fcc-histcard-46675"/>
+| former_callsigns = WQUB (1957-1959)<ref name="fcc-histcard-46675"/>
 | affiliations     =
 | 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>
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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 = 2019-01-15 | deadurl = no | 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]]|deadurl=yes|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|df=}}</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"/>
+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 cancelled June 19, 2019.<ref>[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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+[[Category:Defunct radio stations in the United States]]
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+[[Category:Radio stations disestablished in 2019]]
+[[Category:2019 disestablishments in Illinois]]
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