City | Watseka, Illinois |
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Broadcast area |
Watseka, Illinois Eastern Iroquois County, Illinois Western Benton County, Indiana Southern Newton County, Indiana |
Branding | WIBK The Buckle |
Slogan | Country Favorites from the 80's, 90's and 2000's |
Frequency | 1360 kHz |
Translator(s) | 96.9 MHz (W245CV) |
First air date | Sept. 1, 1961 WIBK: June 11, 2017 |
Format | Classic country music |
Power | AM: 1,000 Watts daytime only |
ERP | FM: 250 watts |
Class | AM: D (Regional) FM: D |
Facility ID | AM: 29202 FM: 142613 |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°47′37.0″N 87°45′17.0″W / 40.793611°N 87.754722°W |
Former callsigns | WGFA (1961-2017) |
Affiliations | ABC Radio News |
Owner | Iroquois County Broadcasting Company |
Sister stations | WGFA-FM |
Website | www |
WIBK is a Country music formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Watseka, Illinois, serving Watseka and Eastern Iroquois County, Illinois and Western Benton and Southern Newton counties in Indiana. WIBK is a daytime only station and is owned and operated by Iroquois County Broadcasting Company, which is owned by Richard and Margaret Martin. The WIBK antenna is a three-tower array.
An FM translator at 96.9 MHz extends the coverage of the station. The signal of the FM translator in non-directional.
WIBK is a member of the National Association of Farm Broadcasters.
WIBK changed format, from Talk radio to Country music, on August 25, 2017.