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.[1] 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
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W251CY | 98.1 FM | Wheeling, West Virginia | 43 | 114 m (374 ft) | D | 40°5′25.3″N 80°42′8″W / 40.090361°N 80.70222°W | FMQ |
References
- ^ "WKKX - The Valley's Official WatchDawg". www.wkkx.com. Archived from the original on 2009-06-08.
External links
- FCC History Cards for WKKX
- AM 1600 WKKX
- WKKX in the FCC AM station database
- WKKX in Nielsen Audio's AM station database