WZSK

DWZSK
Broadcast areaBedford, Pennsylvania
Somerset, Pennsylvania
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Cumberland, Maryland
Frequency1040 AM kHz
Branding"NewsTalk 1040"
Programming
FormatDefunct (was News/Talk[1])
AffiliationsABC Radio News
Ownership
OwnerNew Millennium Communications Group, Inc.
WSKE
History
First air date
March 15, 1963[2]
Former call signs
WWDS (1963–1967)
WSKE (1967–2000)
WZSK (2000–2021)[3]
Technical information
Facility ID54570
ClassD
Power10,000 Watts daytime
4,000 Watts critical hours
Transmitter coordinates
40°0′26.0″N 78°21′44.0″W / 40.007222°N 78.362222°W / 40.007222; -78.362222

WZSK was a News/Talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Everett, Pennsylvania, serving Bedford, Somerset, and Altoona in Pennsylvania and Cumberland in Maryland.[1] WZSK was last owned and operated by New Millennium Communications Group, Inc.[4]

1040 AM is a United States clear-channel frequency, on which WHO is the dominant Class A station. WZSK was required to leave the air during nighttime hours in order to prevent interference to the skywave signal of WHO.

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