WIKE

WIKE
City Newport, Vermont
Broadcast area Orleans County; Memphrémagog RCM
Frequency 1490 kHz C-QUAM AM stereo
First air date October 12, 1952
Format Country music
Power 1,000 watts unlimited
Class C
Facility ID 49400
Transmitter coordinates 44°56′28.00″N 72°13′35.00″W / 44.9411111°N 72.2263889°W / 44.9411111; -72.2263889
Affiliations Cumulus Media Networks
Owner Vermont Broadcast Associates, Inc.
Sister stations WMOO

WIKE (1490 AM) is a radio station located in Newport, Vermont. It currently broadcasts a country music format at 1 kw 24 hours a day. It is owned by Vermont Broadcast Associates, Inc.

WIKE, along with 29 other Nassau Broadcasting Partners stations in northern New England, was purchased at bankruptcy auction by Carlisle Capital Corporation, a company controlled by Bill Binnie (owner of WBIN-TV in Derry), on May 22, 2012. The station, and 12 of the other stations, were then acquired by Vertical Capital Partners, controlled by Jeff Shapiro.[1][2] Soon after taking over, Vertical resold WIKE and WMOO to Vermont Broadcast Associates.[3]

The sale of WIKE and the other 12 stations was consummated on November 30, 2012, at a purchase price of $4.4 million. The resale of WIKE and WMOO was consummated on January 1, 2013, at a purchase price of $760,000.

References

  1. ↑ "Carlisle Capital Corp. Wins Bidding For Rest Of Nassau Stations". All Access. May 22, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  2. ↑ Venta, Lance (May 22, 2012). "Nassau Broadcasting Auction Results". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 24, 2012. (updated May 23, 2012)
  3. ↑ "Georgia AM Trio Sold". All Access. November 7, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2012.


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