WNKW

WNKW

Neon, Kentucky
Frequency	1480 kHz
Programming
Format	Silent
Ownership
Owner	Thomas R. Abdoo and Quinn Bowling Box (Sunshine Media Group, LLC)
History
First air date	July 1, 1956 (as WNKY)
Former call signs	WNKY (1956–1995) WEZC (1995–2006) WVSG (2006–2009) WGCK (2009–2011) WIZD (2012–2015) WUKB (2015–2018)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	37154
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts day
Transmitter coordinates	37°11′54″N 82°42′42″W
Translator(s)	105.9 W290DT (Neon)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

WNKW (1480 AM) is a radio station licensed to Neon, Kentucky, United States. The station is owned by Thomas R. Abdoo and Quinn Bowling Box, through licensee Sunshine Media Group, LLC.

History

The station went on the air as WNKY on July 1, 1956. On August 31, 2006, the station changed its call sign to WVSG. On April 13, 2009, WVSG became WGCK, taking its callsign from sister station WGCK-FM, and then changed again to WIZD on February 8, 2011. As of July 21, 2015, was called WUKB.

On June 1, 2018, the station changed its call sign to WNKW. It also broadcasts on an FM translator at 105.9 MHz.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 37154 (WNKW) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WNKW in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 200875 (W290DT) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• W290DT at FCCdata.org