WILK (AM)
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| City | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |
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| Broadcast area | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre |
| Branding | WILK Newsradio |
| Frequency | 980 kHz |
| First air date | February 13, 1947 |
| Format | Talk |
| Power | 5,000 watts daytime 1,000 watts nighttime |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 34380 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°13′43″N 75°56′50″W / 41.22861°N 75.94722°WCoordinates: 41°13′43″N 75°56′50″W / 41.22861°N 75.94722°W |
| Callsign meaning | WILKes-Barre |
| Affiliations |
Premiere Networks Westwood One Network Fox News Radio |
| Owner |
Entercom Communications (Entercom Wilkes-Barre Scranton, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WILK-FM, WKZN, WBZU |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | WILKNewsRadio.com |
WILK (980 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. It is owned by Entercom Communications and airs a talk radio format. WILK is one of four simulcast radio stations in Northeast Pennsylvania that call themselves WILK Newsradio, along with 103.1 WILK-FM in Avoca, 1270 WKZN in West Hazleton and 910 WBZU in Scranton. Studios and offices are on Route 315 in Pittston. WILK's transmitter is off WVSA Drive in Wilkes-Barre.
WILK Newsradio has a weekday schedule with mostly local hosts, except for the early afternoon when the station carries Rush Limbaugh. At night, the station airs nationally syndicated shows including Michael Savage, Beyond Reality, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory and America in The Morning. Weekends feature shows on money, health, computers and science. Syndicated hosts include Kim Komando, Clark Howard and Dr. Michio Kaku. Some hours on weekends are paid brokered programming. Most hours begin with world and national news from Fox News Radio.
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