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WBKW
Broadcast areaBeckley, West Virginia
Oak Hill, West Virginia
Frequency1070 kHz
BrandingChannel 93.5, the Buzz
Programming
FormatAlternative rock
Ownership
Owner
  • Southern Communications
  • (Southern Communications Corporation)
  • Sister stations

    WAXS, WCIR-FM, WTNJ, WWNR
    History

    First air date

    1967

    Former call signs

    WJKK (1981–1984)
    WCIR (1967–1981; 1985-1990)
    WIWS (1990–2011)
    Technical information[1]

    Licensing authority

    FCC
    Facility ID61276
    ClassD
    Power10,000 watts day
    7,700 watts critical hours

    Transmitter coordinates

    37°45′18.0″N 81°14′12.0″W / 37.755000°N 81.236667°W / 37.755000; -81.236667
    Links

    Public license information

  • LMS
  • WebcastListen Live
    Websitebuzz935.com

    WBKW (1070 AM) is an alternative rock formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Beckley, West Virginia, serving Beckley and Oak HillinWest Virginia. WBKW is owned and operated by Southern Communications.

    History

    [edit]

    First signed on in January 1967 as WCIR.

    On December 25, 2017, the station flipped from Southern gospeltomodern rock.[2]

    Translator

    [edit]
    Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
    W228CF 93.5 FM Beckley, West Virginia 143018 250 182.6 m (599 ft) D LMS

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBKW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  • ^ "WBKW/Beckley Flips To Alternative". All Access. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
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