WKAC
WKAC (1080 AM, "The Big 1080") 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. Weekday programming includes morning drive with Ken Fox, "Sick Call" hosted by Jay Hudson, "The Classifieds",[2] late mornings with "The Morning Show with Ken and Kirk", mid-days with Tim Lambert's "Goodtime Gold Midday Show", early afternoons with Kirk Harvey and late afternoons with Lori James. "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 sign-off on weekdays.
Weekend programming includes a mix of music and local shows. Notable weekend shows include the "PlayAction Sports Report" on Saturday mornings.[4] WKAC began internet streaming in 2011.
Spanish-language
The station broadcasts in Spanish from 10:00am on Saturdays, and noon on Sundays. They end both days at station sign-off. The station is one of three in the area that broadcast at least part-time in Spanish.[5] 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.[6] Popular Birmingham air personality Coyote J Calhoun was program director at WKAC for a short period in late 1972 working under the air name Jackson (Jack) Richards.
References
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. http://www.arbitron.com/. 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. http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/diversions/061210/willie.shtml. 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): p. A1. June 18, 2003. "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."
- ^ "About Us". Play Action Sports Report. http://pasreport.net/.
- ^ "Station reaching Hispanics with Spanish program". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press: p. 3B. July 2, 2001. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8UogAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WKYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4430,1429320&dq=radio-bama&hl=en. Retrieved April 6, 2010. "WKAC-AM in Athens recently began airing Radio-Bama, a show produced by Hispanic Media Productions with host Jose Guerrero."
- ^ 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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