WKEX (1430 AM) is a sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Blacksburg, Virginia, serving Blacksburg and Montgomery County, Virginia.[1] WKEX is owned and operated by Baker Family Stations.[4] The Station's flagship local sports program is "The Drive", hosted by veteran radio personality Paul Van Wagoner, alongside Virginia Tech alumni Andrew Alix and producer Nathan Brennan. It also serves as the radio home of Carolina Panthers football and Blacksburg High School athletics. Syndicated daytime programming includes Keyshawn, Jwill and Max, Greeny with Mike Greenberg and The Stephen A. Smith Show.
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| Broadcast area | Blacksburg, Virginia Montgomery County, Virginia |
| Frequency | 1430 AM kHz |
| Branding | ESPN Radio Blacksburg |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports[1] |
| Affiliations | ESPN Radio Carolina Panthers Pulaski River Turtles |
| Ownership | |
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| WKNV | |
| History | |
First air date | July 10, 1969[2] |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 57131 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 62 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°13′57.0″N 80°26′40.0″W / 37.232500°N 80.444444°W |
| Translator(s) | 105.9 W290CU (Christiansburg) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | espnblacksburg.com |
References
edit- ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-560. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WKEX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WKEX Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
External links
edit- ESPN Radio Blacksburg Online
- Facility details for Facility ID 57131 (WKEX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WKEX in Nielsen Audio's AM station database