WBKK

WBKK (820 AM) is a radio station licensed to Wilton, Minnesota, serving the Bemidji market area. The station airs a Catholic talk format as an owned and operated affiliate of Real Presence Radio.

For the New York radio station formerly known as WBKK, see WEXT
For the airport in Malaysia with the ICAO code WBKK, see Kota Kinabalu International Airport
WBKK
CityWilton, Minnesota
Broadcast areaBemidji, Minnesota
Frequency820 kHz
First air dateOctober 2012
FormatCatholic talk
Power10,000 watts (day)
750 watts (night)
ClassB
Facility ID160559
Transmitter coordinates47°23′29″N 95°04′40″W (day)
47°24′0″N 94°58′30″W (night)
AffiliationsReal Presence Radio
OwnerReal Presence Radio
WebcastListen Live
Websiteyourcatholicradiostation.com

It's 10,000 watt transmitter and towers are located south of Bemidji, on Trout Haven Road, near Lake Plantagenet.

The station was assigned the WBKK call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on May 14, 2008.[1]

Future FM Repeater

On June 8th 2018, Real Presence Radio bought a construction permit for 98.7 MHz suggesting an FM Repeater will be operating soon.

History

It debuted in October 2012, with a mostly news-talk format. The station aired CBS Radio News, local news and weather reports. Syndicated talk shows, including Laura Ingraham, The Common Sense Club (radio talk show from Fargo, North Dakota), and Jason Lewis were weekday features. Locally originated Oldies were broadcast on the weekends. The station was originally owned by De La Hunt Broadcasting of Park Rapids, Minnesota and licensed to Edward De la Hunt, Sr. The station was sold to Real Presence Radio of Grand Forks, ND effective October 19, 2015, at a purchase price of $225,000.

References
  1. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.


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