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Radio station in McComb, Mississippi

WAKH
Frequency105.7 MHz
BrandingK106
Programming
FormatCountry music
Ownership
OwnerNorth Shore Broadcasting Co., Inc.
History
Former call signsWIXO-FM (1979–1979)
WIXO (1979–1981)
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID58935
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT149 meters (489 ft)
Transmitter coordinates31°16′50″N 90°27′05″W / 31.28056°N 90.45139°W / 31.28056; -90.45139
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteK106 Country Website

WAKH (105.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format, licensed to McComb, Mississippi, United States. The station is owned by North Shore Broadcasting Co., Inc. and features programming from Citadel Media. The transmitter is located in Summit, Mississippi.

History

The station was assigned call sign WIXO-FM on February 15, 1979. On May 4, 1979, the station changed its call sign to WIXO then again on September 8, 1981, to the current WAKH.,

On September 21, 2011, Charles W. Dowdy, acting as the sole owner of license holder Southwest Broadcasting, Inc., dissolved the corporation and assigned the broadcast licenses it held (WAKH plus sister stations WAKK, WAPF, WAZA, WFCG, WJSH, WKJN, and WTGG) to himself acting as debtor in possession before initiating a Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The FCC approved the license transfer on December 19, 2011.

On October 25, 2019, the stations emerged and this signal was transferred to North Shore Broadcasting.

References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WAKH". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "WAKH Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. "WAKH Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. "FCC Form 316, Section III, Item 5: Description of the Transaction". Federal Communications Commission. November 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  5. "Application Search Details ( BALH-20111129GBX)". FCC Media Bureau. December 19, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2012.

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Radio stations in the McCombBrookhaven, Mississippi area
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Nearby radio markets
Baton Rouge
Jackson
Lake Ponchartrain
Laurel-Hattiesburg
Natchez
New Orleans
See also
List of radio stations in Mississippi
Country radio stations in the state of Mississippi
By frequency
By callsign
By community of license
See also
adult contemporary
classic hits
college
country
news/talk
NPR
oldies
religious
rock
sports
top 40
urban
other radio stations in Mississippi


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