WAKO (AM)

WAKO
Lawrenceville, Illinois;
Frequency	910 kHz
Branding	Giant FM
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	CBS News Radio; Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	David Crooks; (DLC Media, Inc.);
Sister stations	WAKO-FM
History
First air date	June 9, 1959
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	36788
Class	D
Power	500 watts day; 50 watts night;
Transmitter coordinates	38°43′23.00″N 87°39′13.00″W / 38.7230556°N 87.6536111°W
Translator(s)	99.3 W257DW (Lawrenceville)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;

WAKO (910 AM) is a radio station airing a country music format. Licensed to Lawrenceville, Illinois, United States, the station is owned by David Crooks, through licensee DLC Media.^[2]^[3]

History

On April 2, 2017, WAKO split off its simulcast of adult contemporary sister station WAKO-FM and launched as "The Legend", with a classic country format.

On May 3, 2024, WAKO changed its format from classic country to country, branded as "Giant FM".^[4]

Previous logo

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WAKO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "WAKO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ "WAKO Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
^ Giant FM Launches in Vincennes & Terre Haute Ahead of DLC Media Sale Radioinsight - May 3, 2024

External links

Facility details for Facility ID 36788 (WAKO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WAKO in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Facility details for Facility ID 143977 (W257DW) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
W257DW at FCCdata.org

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[1] "Facility Technical Data for WAKO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "WAKO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

[3] "WAKO Station Information Profile". Arbitron.

[4] Giant FM Launches in Vincennes & Terre Haute Ahead of DLC Media Sale Radioinsight - May 3, 2024

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