WKBK

WKBK
City Keene, New Hampshire
Broadcast area Monadnock Region
Slogan "Keene's News Station"
Frequency 1290 kHz
Translator(s) 107.5 W298BT (Keene)
First air date June 2, 1927 (1927-06-02)
Format News/talk
Power 5,000 watts
Class B
Facility ID 36833
Transmitter coordinates 42°56′46.00″N 72°18′33.00″W / 42.9461111°N 72.3091667°W / 42.9461111; -72.3091667Coordinates: 42°56′46.00″N 72°18′33.00″W / 42.9461111°N 72.3091667°W / 42.9461111; -72.3091667
Former callsigns WNBX (1927–1940)
WKNE (1940–2002)
Affiliations Westwood One
CBS News Radio
Premiere Radio Networks
Owner Saga Communications
(Saga Communications of New England, LLC)
Sister stations WINQ, WINQ-FM, WKNE, WKVT-FM, WSNI, WZBK
Webcast Listen Live
Website wkbkradio.com

WKBK (1290 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to Keene, New Hampshire, United States, the station is currently owned by Saga Communications (through its Monadnock Radio Group) and licensed to Saga Communications of New England, LLC and features programming from Westwood One, CBS News Radio and Premiere Radio Networks.[1]

History

This is the logo, before the addition of an FM translator.

WKBK originally signed on as WNBX on June 2, 1927 in Springfield, Vermont. The station operated at 1240 kc. (as kilohertz was known then). In November 1928, the frequency was changed to 1260 kc. On December 25, 1940, WNBX signed on from its new location as WKNE. The move to Keene also brought an increase in power to 5,000 watts, the third most powerful AM station in New England behind WBZ/1030 in Boston and WTIC 1080 in Hartford. In 1941 as part of the NARBA shift, WKNE shifted to its permanent home on 1290 AM. In Spring of 2002, WKNE was sold to Saga Communications, along with sister station WKNE-FM. In 2002, Saga Communications also purchased WKBK 1220 AM, the other AM signal in the Keene radio market, which began the steps for a change in for the impending format flips. In late 2002, Saga Communications moved the talk programming from weaker signaled WKBK to 1290, changing the call sign to WKBK. 1220 would pick up the call sign WZBK with the adult standards format (which was later dropped for a simlcast of WKVT in Brattleboro, Vermont).[2]

Translator

This is the logo, before the FM translator switched frequencies from 104.1 to 107.5 (from W281AU to W298BT, respectively).

WKBK began broadcasting on its FM translator, W281AU, on May 16, 2008 after a decision by the Federal Communications Commission. In January 2009, the FM simulcast was dropped and 104.1 became "Keene Classics 104.1", playing a classic rock format. WKBK was returned to the 104.1 FM frequency in early-May 2009. W281AU transmits 59 watts from the tower of sister station WZBK.

Broadcast translators of WKBK
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
W		Height
m (ft)		ClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC info
W298BT107.5Keene, New Hampshire140893250−92.6 m (−304 ft)D42°55′50″N 72°18′0″W / 42.93056°N 72.30000°W / 42.93056; -72.30000 (W298BT)FCC

References

  1. ↑ "WKBK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ↑ "Granite and Ether: A Chronicle of New Hampshire Broadcasting (1/20/17)". Manfrommars.com. Retrieved 24 April 2018.


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