WBOK
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WBOK is a Traditional Black Gospel outlet based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The station, which is owned by Christian Broadcasting Corporation, broadcasts at 1230 kHz with 1 kW-Unlimited power.
Its current slogan is "The Message Is In The Music".
WBOK is currently operating however, with a very weak signal do to damage sustained from Hurricane Katrina. The station has now been purchased by Danny J. Bakewell on behalf of The Bakewell Family. The Bakewell Company is one of the nations oldest and largest African American Owned and operated Real Estate Development Company's. The Bakewell Company is also the owner of The Los Angeles Sentinel Newspaper The largest and oldest Black Newspaper west of the Missippi.
[edit] History
AM 1230 was originally WJBW with a Top 40 format in the late 1950s, but by the end of the decade it switched call letters to WSHO and became a Broadway music formatted outlet. In 1962 WBOK swapped signals with WSHO and moved its R&B format to the 1230 signal. The R&B format would last until the late 1970s when it evolved to its current format after it was sold to Bishop Levi Willis (its current owner).
The failure of levees constructed by the Army Corps of Engineers immediately following the landfall of Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005 resulted in flooding of WBOK's studio and offices. The station's transmitter site received additional flood damage and the broadcast tower was severely damaged.
As of January, 2007, WBOK has not returned to the air.
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