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| name = WKAC |
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| image = [[Image:WKAC1080AM.jpg]] |
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| city = [[Athens, Alabama|Athens]], [[Alabama]] |
| city = [[Athens, Alabama|Athens]], [[Alabama]] |
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| area = [[Huntsville, Alabama]] |
| area = [[Huntsville, Alabama]] |
Revision as of 00:00, 19 April 2010
Image:WKAC1080AM.jpg | |
Broadcast area | Huntsville, Alabama |
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Frequency | 1080 (kHz) |
Branding | WKAC 1080 AM |
Programming | |
Format | Oldies, Talk, Spanish |
Affiliations | CNN Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | Limestone Broadcasting Company, Inc. |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 37505 |
Class | D |
Power | 5,000 watts (day) 2,500 watts (critical hours) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°50′13″N 86°58′28″W / 34.83694°N 86.97444°W |
Links | |
Website | wkac1080.com |
WKAC (1080 AM, "WKAC 1080 AM") is a radio station in Athens, Alabama, USA, broadcasting on the 1080 kHz frequency. The station is owned by Limestone Broadcasting Company, Inc. It primarily serves the Huntsville, Alabama, market.[1]
Programming
The station plays a mix of local programming and oldies. In an arrangement unusual for the Huntsville market, the station's programming is split between English-language programming from sign-on to 4:00pm with Spanish-language programming from 4:00pm to sign-off.
English-language
Weekday programming includes morning drive with Ken Fox, "Sick Call" hosted by Corey Hudson, "The Classifieds",[2] late mornings with "The Morning Show with Ken and Kirk", mid-days with Tim Lambert's "Goodtime Gold Midday Show", and early afternoons with Kirk Harvey. "Sick Call" is a daily program which lists recent deaths and people in the hospital; the show first aired in 1953.[3] "The Classifieds", formerly known as "Swap 'n' Shop", is a live call-in tradio show for listing things for sale. The music is an oldies format. This programming block airs from sign-on to 4 pm on weekdays.
Weekend programming includes a mix of music and local shows. Notable weekend shows include the "PlayAction Sports Report" on Saturday mornings.[4]
The station is one of three in the area that broadcast at least part-time in Spanish. The others are WYAM (890 AM) in Hartselle and WJHX (620 AM) in Lexington which both broadcast full-time in Spanish.
History
Notable former air personalities include George Rose who, along with his alter-ego "Cousin Josh" character, hosted "The Cousin Josh Jam-O-Ree" on several North Alabama radio stations in a career than began in 1948 at then-WJMW and ended at WKAC with his death in 2006.[5]
References
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
- ^ Komis, Danielle (December 30, 2006). "Dialing for laughs: Jokester Willie P. Richardson bringing his prank calls, standup routine to Athens". The Decatur Daily. Retrieved December 30, 2007.
Richardson has visited local station WKAC 1080 a few times on their morning classifieds show, and each time listeners get "a kick out of it," said on-air personality Ken Fox. "He's hilarious," he said.
- ^ "'Sick Call' Keeps Community Informed". Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. June 18, 2003. p. A1.
When Mary Romine sits down and adjusts the chrome-plated microphone on the spring-tensioned stand, it's an old habit. For years, she was co-host to the AM radio show that her husband, Buford Romine, and businessman J.C. Dobbs started in 1953.
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- ^ Bishop, Kristen (December 9, 2006). "George Rose, famous as radio's 'Cousin Josh,' dies at 78; funeral today". The Decatur Daily.
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External links
- WKAC official website
- PlayAction Sports Report
- Facility details for Facility ID WKAC ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database