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| Broadcast area | Iroquois County Benton County Newton County |
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| Frequency | 1360 kHz |
| Branding | WIBK The Buckle |
| Programming | |
| Format | Silent |
| Affiliations | ABC News Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Iroquois County Broadcasting Company |
| WGFA-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | September 1, 1961 |
Former call signs | WGFA (1961–2017) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 29202 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts day |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°47′37.0″N 87°45′17.0″W / 40.793611°N 87.754722°W |
| Repeater(s) | 94.1 WGFA-HD2 (Watseka) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www |
WIBK (1360 AM) is a currently silent classic country-formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Watseka, Illinois, serving Watseka and Eastern Iroquois County, Illinois and Western Benton and Southern Newton counties in Indiana. WIBK is a daytime only station and is owned and operated by Iroquois County Broadcasting Company, which is owned by Richard and Margaret Martin.[2][3][4][5] The WIBK antenna is a three-tower array.
WIBK is an AM radio station broadcasting on the regional frequency[6] of 1360 kHz. The original call letters were WGFA.[7]
WIBK is a member of the National Association of Farm Broadcasters.[8]
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WIBK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "CDBS Print".
- ^ "CDBS Form 323".
- ^ History page of WCIA
- ^ FCC Station Search Details
- ^ "AM Broadcast Station Classes; Clear, Regional, and Local Channels". www.fcc.gov. Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "WIBK Callsign History". licensing.fcc.gov.
- ^ https://nafb.com/events/nafb-convention National Association of Farm Broadcasters Website