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Broadcast area | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton |
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Frequency | 103.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | WILK Newsradio |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | News/talk |
Subchannels | HD2: Sports gambling "The Bet" |
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Ownership | |
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History | |
First air date | 1976 |
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Call sign meaning | Wilkes-Barre |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 22666 |
Class | A |
ERP | 6,000 watts (analog) 93 watts (digital)[2] |
HAAT | 22 meters (72 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°18′20.3″N 75°45′36.7″W / 41.305639°N 75.760194°W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) Listen live (via Audacy) (HD2) |
Website | www |
WILK-FM (103.1 MHz, "WILK Newsradio") is a commercial news/talk radio station licensed to Avoca, Pennsylvania. Owned by Audacy, Inc., WILK-FM extends its broadcast range throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania with two full-power repeaters: WILK in Wilkes-Barre and WAAF in Scranton. The station's studios and offices are on Route 315 in Pittston, while the station transmitter tower is located east of Yatesville at (41°18′20.0″N 75°45′37.0″W / 41.305556°N 75.760278°W).[3] In addition to a standard analog transmission, WILK-FM broadcasts over two HD Radio channels with a sports gambling format on its HD2 digital subchannel, and is available online via Audacy.
WILK-FM has a weekday schedule with mostly local hosts. At night, the stations air nationally syndicated shows including Dave Ramsey, Ben Shapiro, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory and America in The Morning. Weekends feature shows on money, health, technology and science. Weekend syndicated hosts include Kim Komando, Clark Howard, Dr. Michio Kaku and Art Bell Somewhere in Time. Most hours begin with world and national news from ABC News Radio.
The stations also carries play-by-play sports including Penn State Nittany Lions football and basketball, as well as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins minor league hockey.