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WMOK
Metropolis, Illinois

Broadcast area	Southern Illinois / Paducah, Kentucky
Frequency	920 AM (kHz)
Branding	920 WMOK
Programming
Format	Country music
Ownership
Owner	Withers Broadcasting (Withers Broadcasting Company of Paducah, LLC)
Sister stations	WREZ, WZZL
History
First air date	February 4, 1951^[1]
Technical information
Class	B
Power	1000 watts day 750 watts night^[2]
Transmitter coordinates	37°9′12″N 88°42′33″W / 37.15333°N 88.70917°W / 37.15333; -88.70917 (day) 37°8′56″N 88°38′10″W / 37.14889°N 88.63611°W / 37.14889; -88.63611 (night)
Translator(s)	W229DI (93.7FM MHz, Metropolis)
Links
Website	www.920wmok.com

WMOK Metropolis AM is a radio station broadcasting a country music format - airing on 920AM and 93.7FM. Licensed to Metropolis, Illinois, the station serves Southern Illinois, and the Paducah, Kentucky area. WMOK is owned by Withers Broadcasting, which purchased the station in 1997.^[2]^[3]

History

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The station began broadcasting on February 4, 1951, and originally ran 500 watts during daytime hours only.^[1]^[4] The station's power was increased to 1,000 watts in 1954.^[4] By 1989, the station had added nighttime operations, running 73 watts.^[5] In 2008, the station's nighttime power was increased to 750 watts.^[6] The station has long aired a country music format.^[7]^[5]^[3]

References

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^ ^a ^b 1972 Broadcasting Yearbook, Broadcasting, 1972. p. B-65. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

^ ^a ^b WMOK, fcc.gov. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

^ ^a ^b Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1998, Broadcasting & Cable, 1998. p. D-139. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

^ ^a ^b History Cards for WMOK, fcc.gov. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

^ ^a ^b Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1989, Broadcasting & Cable, 1989. p. B-95. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

^ Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station, fcc.gov. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

^ Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1983, Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1983. p. B-75. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

External links

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Facility details for Facility ID 73275 (WMOK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WMOKinNielsen Audio's AM station database

Radio stations in the Paducah micropolitan area (Kentucky/Illinois)

ByAM frequency

ByFM frequency

LPFM

107.7

Translators

NOAA Weather Radio
frequency

162.475

Bycall sign

Defunct

WIAR

Nearby regions: Cape Girardeau-Jackson; Clarksville-Hopkinsville; Evansville; Jackson and Northwest Tennessee; Marion-Carbondale; Nashville

See also: List of radio stations in Kentucky; List of radio stations in Illinois

v t e Country radio stations in the state of Illinois
ByAM frequency	750 910 920 980 1060 1230 1240 1330 1350 1360 1440 1510 1520 1530 1540 1550 1570
ByFM frequency	92.1 92.1 92.9 93.7 94.1 94.3 94.3 94.9 95.1 95.3 95.7 95.7 95.9 96.3 96.5 96.9 97.3 97.3 97.5 97.7 98.3 98.3 98.5 99.1 99.3 99.5 99.5 99.9 100.1 100.3 100.3 100.5 100.9 101.3 101.7 101.7 101.9 102.1 102.1 102.3 102.3 102.3 102.3 102.5 102.7 103.7 103.7 104.1 104.5 104.9 105.5 105.9 105.9 106.1 106.5 107.3 107.7 107.9
Bycallsign	KSGM – Chester WAAG – Galesburg WAKO - Lawrenceville WALS – Oglesby WAUR - Somonauk WBBA-FM – Pittsfield WBWN – Le Roy WCAZ – Macomb WCCI – Savanna WCCQ – Crest Hill WCOY – Quincy WCRC – Effingham WDDD-FM – Johnston City WDUK – Havana WDWS-FM - Arcola WDZQ – Decatur WEBQ – Harrisburg WFMB-FM – Springfield WFPS – Freeport WFRL – Freeport WFYR – Elmwood WGEL – Greenville WGKC – Mahomet WGLC-FM – Mendota WHCO – Sparta WHET – West Frankfort WHPO – Hoopeston WIBH – Anna WIBK - Watseka WIBL – Fairbury WIBV – Mount Vernon WIXY – Champaign WJBC-FM – Pontiac WJDK-FM – Seneca WJRE – Galva WJVO – South Jacksonville WKJT – Teutopolis WLCN – Atlanta WLFZ – Springfield WLIQ – Quincy WLLR-FM – Davenport, Iowa WLUV – Loves Park WLWF – Marseilles WMCI – Mattoon WMCL – McLeansboro WMIX-FM – Mount Vernon WMKR – Pana WMOK – Metropolis WNLF - Macomb WOKZ – Fairfield WOOZ-FM – Harrisburg WRAM – Monmouth WRCV – Dixon WRIK – Brookport WRMJ – Aledo WRMS-FM – Beardstown WRUL – Carmi WRTB – Winnebago WRVY-FM – Henry WSEI – Olney WSIQ - Salem WSMI – Litchfield WSMI-FM – Litchfield WSVZ – Tower Hill WUSN – Chicago WXCL – Pekin WXLC - Waukegan WXNU – Saint Anne WXXQ – Freeport WYOT – Rochelle WYUR – Gilman WYXY – Savoy WZUS – Macon WZZT - Morrison
Defunct	WQQW - Highland (1510 AM)
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Illinois

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