First air date May 1933 Facility ID 63889 Frequency 1070 kHz Branding News Radio 1070 WKOK | Class B Former frequencies 1210 kHz1240 kHz City of license Sunbury | |
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Format Talk radio, All-news radio Area Sunbury, Selinsgrove, Lewisburg Transmitter coordinates 40°52′54″N 76°49′11″W / 40.88167°N 76.81972°W (NAD27) | ||
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WKOK (1070 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to serve Sunbury, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Sunbury Broadcasting Corporation and broadcasts a combination news/talk and sports radio format. Its directional broadcast tower array is located near Shikellamy State Park at (40°52′54.0″N 76°49′10.0″W).
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The news/talk format is broadcast during the daytime, during which it is affiliated with the CBS Radio Network. The station switches to a sports radio format at night and for most of the weekend, carrying CBS Sports Radio network programming. Accuweather forecasts on WKOK are distributed by United Stations Radio Networks. Despite its "Newsradio" branding, the station airs several talk radio programs in the daytime including the locally produced On the Mark and WKOK Sunrise programs, as well as several syndicated programs including The Dan Patrick Show, The Dave Ramsey Show, The Steve Jones Show and The Kim Komando Show.
The station broadcasts Penn State football and basketball games, as well as Shikellamy High School wrestling and basketball games.
History
The station signed on for the first time in May 1933 after Sunbury Broadcasting Corporation purchased the license for WJBU from Bucknell University and transferred it to Sunbury. Originally a 100-watt station, power was later increased to 250 watts and finally to 10,000 watts in 1963, along with a change in frequency to 1070 kHz.