WILK (AM)

WILK
Simulcast of WILK-FM, Avoca
Broadcast areaScranton–Wilkes-Barre
Frequency980 kHz
BrandingWILK Newsradio
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatNews/talk
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
February 13, 1947 (1947-02-13)
Call sign meaning
Wilkes-Barre
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID34380
ClassB
Power
  • 5,000 watts day
  • 1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
41°13′43″N 75°56′50″W / 41.22861°N 75.94722°W / 41.22861; -75.94722
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via Audacy)
Websitewww.audacy.com/wilknews

WILK (980 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. It is owned by Audacy, Inc. and airs a news/talk format. WILK is powered at 5,000 watts by day using a non-directional antenna. To avoid interfering with other stations on AM 980 at night, it reduces power to 1,000 watts and uses a directional antenna with a three-tower array. The transmitter is off WVSA Drive in Wilkes-Barre.

WILK is one of three simulcast radio stations in Northeastern Pennsylvania that call themselves WILK Newsradio, along with 103.1 WILK-FM in Avoca and 910 WAAF in Scranton. Studios and offices are on Route 315 in Pittston.

"WILK Newsradio" has a weekday schedule with mostly local hosts. At night, the stations air nationally syndicated shows including Dave Ramsey, 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. Some hours on weekends are paid brokered programming. 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.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WILK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.