WKIK (AM)
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Broadcast area
OwnerSomar Communications, Inc.
| Former simulcast of WKIK-FM, California, Maryland | |
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| Broadcast area | |
| Frequency | 1560 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Somar Communications, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | October 1965 (as WSMD) |
Last air date | March 2023 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Former call letters of a defunct radio station in Leonardtown, Maryland, on 1370 AM |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 60775 |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 38°32′36.4″N 76°59′35″W / 38.543444°N 76.99306°W |
| Links | |
| Website | country1029wkik |
WKIK (1560 AM) was a United States commercial radio station serving La Plata and St. Charles, Maryland. The station broadcast a country music format,[1] simulcast with WKIK-FM (102.9).[2] WKIK was licensed to Somar Communications, Inc., and had a daytime-only license; 1560 AM is a United States clear-channel frequency.
The station was assigned the WKIK call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on September 25, 1995.[3] The station surrendered its license[2] on March 16, 2023;[4] it was canceled the next day.[5]
