WKIK (FM)

WKIK
California, Maryland;
Broadcast area	Southern Maryland; Northern Neck;
Frequency	102.9 MHz
Branding	"Country 102.9 WKIK"
Programming
Format	Country
Ownership
Owner	Somar Communications, Inc.
Sister stations	WMDM, WPTX, WSMD-FM
History
First air date	December 1994
Former call signs	WBEY (1991–1994); WRFK (1994–1997); WKIK-FM (1997–2023);
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	60777
Class	A
ERP	4,000 watts
HAAT	120 meters (390 ft)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	WKIK Webstream
Website	WKIK Online

WKIK (102.9 FM) is a country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to California, Maryland, serving Southern Maryland and the Northern Neck. WKIK is owned and operated by Somar Communications, Inc.

History

Tidewater Communications, controlled by Richard A. Myers, was granted a construction permit for a radio station on 102.9 MHz in California, Maryland, on May 23, 1991;^[2] the permit was soon issued the call sign WBEY.^[3] In 1993, Tidewater sold the permit to Somar Communications, owner of WMOM and WSMD, for $130,000.^[4] Somar signed the station on in December 1994^[5] as country music station WRFK.^[6]

The station's call sign was changed to WKIK-FM on January 1, 1997.^[7] The "-FM" suffix was dropped on April 4, 2023; this followed the shutdown earlier in the year of WKIK (1560 AM),^[8] the former WMOM, which had simulcast WKIK-FM^[9] since 2000.^[10]

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WKIK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. June 17, 1991. p. 65. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
^ "Call Letter Changes" (PDF). The M Street Journal. June 17, 1991. p. 4. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
^ "Chagal Paints L.A. Suburban Sprawl With $14 Million Dual FM Buy" (PDF). Radio & Records. May 14, 1993. pp. 6, 8. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 (PDF). 2010. p. D-266. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
^ "Format Changes & Updates" (PDF). The M Street Journal. February 1, 1995. p. 1. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
^ "Call Letter Changes" (PDF). The M Street Journal. January 15, 1997. p. 5. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
^ Robertson, Roy (March 29, 2023). "Form 380 - Change Request". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
^ Venta, Lance (March 19, 2023). "FCC Report 3/19: First Two PIRATE Act Forfeitures Proposed". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
^ "Format Changes & Updates" (PDF). The M Street Journal. June 7, 2000. p. 1. Retrieved April 4, 2023.