WCKA

WCKA
City of license Jacksonville, Alabama
Broadcast area Eastern Alabama/Western Georgia
Branding Alabama 810
Slogan Alabama's Twin Country Giants
Frequency 810 kHz
Translator(s) 94.3 W232BS (Anniston)
97.1 W246DB (Anniston)
First air date March 19, 1987 (as WJXL)
Format Classic Country
Power 50,000 watts (day)
500 watts (night)
Class B
Facility ID 7898
Transmitter coordinates 33°50′58″N 85°45′46″W / 33.84944°N 85.76278°W / 33.84944; -85.76278
Former callsigns WJXL (1987-1996)
WNSI (1996-2004)
WCKS (2004-2006)[1]
Owner Leslie E. Gradick
(Alabama 810 LLC)
Sister stations WCKF
Website ala810.com

WCKA (810 AM, "Alabama 810") is a radio station licensed to serve Jacksonville, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by Leslie E. Gradick and licensed to Alabama 810 LLC. It airs a Classic Country music format.[2]

Programming is simulcast on translators W232BS 94.3 FM and W246DB 97.1 FM, both licensed to Anniston, Alabama.

Programming

In addition to its usual music programming, WCKA weekday programming also includes local news updates several times each weekday, a one-hour tradio show known as "Tradeline", and high school football on Friday nights during the season.[3] Alabama 810 is also the official home for Auburn Tigers sports in East Central Alabama.

History

In March 1988, HMS Broadcasting Company of Jacksonville, Alabama, reached an agreement to sell WJXL to Bussey Hayes Communications, Inc. The deal was approved by the Federal Communications Commission on April 29, 1988, and the transaction was consummated on May 2, 1988.[4]

In July 1995, Bussey Hayes Communications, Inc., reached an agreement to sell WJXL to People's Network Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on September 12, 1995, and the transaction was consummated on December 21, 1995.[5]

The station's callsign was changed from WJXL to WNSI on January 22, 1996.[1]

In May 1996, People's Network Inc., reached an agreement to sell WNSI to United Broadcasting Network, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on July 19, 1996, and after an FCC-approved time extension the transaction was consummated on December 23, 1996.[6]

In October 2003, United Broadcasting Network, Inc. (Ron Gettelfinger, president) reached an agreement to sell WNSI to Steven L. Gradick's Alabama 810, LLC, for a reported sale price of $235,000.[7] The deal was approved by the FCC on November 25, 2003, and the transaction was consummated on November 26, 2003.[8] At the time of the sale, the station broadcast a news/talk format.[7] The new owners of WNSI petitioned the FCC for new call letters and the station was assigned WCKS on February 5, 2004.[1]

In December 2005, control of Alabama 810 LLC was transferred from Steven L. Gradick to Leslie E. Gradick.[9] The station changed call letters again on November 29, 2006, when the station was assigned the current WCKA call letters by the FCC.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ↑ "Alabama 810 Programming Schedule". WCKA official website. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
  4. ↑ "Application Search Details (BAL-19880308EC)". FCC Media Bureau. 1988-05-02.
  5. ↑ "Application Search Details (BAL-19950628EA)". FCC Media Bureau. 1995-12-21.
  6. ↑ "Application Search Details (BAL-19960530EE)". FCC Media Bureau. 1996-12-23.
  7. 1 2 "Changing Hands - 2003-11-17". Broadcasting & Cable. November 17, 2003.
  8. ↑ "Application Search Details (BAL-20031021ADL)". FCC Media Bureau. 2003-11-26.
  9. ↑ "Application Search Details (BTC-20051206ABG)". FCC Media Bureau. 2005-12-22.

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