WKVG (AM)

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WKVG
Broadcast area
Frequency1000 AM kHz
Programming
FormatDefunct (formerly southern gospel)
Ownership
OwnerMartins & Associates Inc.
History
First air date
1970 (1970)
Last air date
March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03)
Former call signs
  • WREM (1970–1981)
  • WIFX (1981–1990)[1]
Call sign meaning
"Kentucky Virginia Gospel"
Technical information
Facility ID40502
ClassD
Power1,000 watts daytime only
Transmitter coordinates
37°09′59.0″N 82°37′13.0″W / 37.166389°N 82.620278°W / 37.166389; -82.620278
Translator(s)103.5 W278BK (Jenkins)

WKVG was a southern gospel formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Jenkins, Kentucky, serving Eastern Kentucky and Southwest Virginia.[2] WKVG had been owned and operated by Martins & Associates Inc.[3]

History[edit]

The station was first licensed, as WREM, in 1970. It was assigned the WKVG call letters by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on April 4, 1990.[1] The license for WKVG was surrendered by Martin & Associates on March 3, 2023, and cancelled by the FCC on April 5, 2023.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ^ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  3. ^ "WKVG Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 22, 2014.

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