WAZU
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WNKK is an FM radio station
in Circleville, Ohio
, located at 107.1 MHz. The station, which is owned by Wilks Broadcast Group, LLC, serves the Columbus
area with a current-based Contemporary Country format billed as "New Country." An 80's music format also broadcast on an HD subchannel.
WNKK is one of four Country formatted radio outlets in Columbus who currently has competition with WHOK-FM
, WCOL-FM
, and WCLT-FM
for Country music listenership in the Columbus radio market, the most of any radio station in Ohio. However, WNKK is the only one of the four outlets with a Class-A frequency. In addition, the station provides a rimshot
signal from a location seven miles northeast of downtown Circleville
and 28 miles from downtown Columbus
. Consequently, the station provides only distant and fringe signal coverage to most of Columbus
itself.
The station played hard rock as WAZU "1071 The Big Wazoo" until January 8, 2007. Prior to that, it also had been a Rhythmic Top 40 simulcast of WWHT
and its successor WAKS during the 1990s.
In October 2006, former station owners CBS Radio
sold the station to Wilks Broadcast Group, LLC.
On Monday, January 8, 2007, at 8:00 pm WAZU abandoned the hard rock format and flipped to "new country," calling itself "WINK 107.1."
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
in Circleville, Ohio
Circleville, Ohio
Circleville is a city in and the county seat of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States, along the Scioto River. The population was 13,485 at the 2000 census.-History:...
, located at 107.1 MHz. The station, which is owned by Wilks Broadcast Group, LLC, serves the Columbus
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
area with a current-based Contemporary Country format billed as "New Country." An 80's music format also broadcast on an HD subchannel.
WNKK is one of four Country formatted radio outlets in Columbus who currently has competition with WHOK-FM
WHOK-FM
WHOK-FM is an FM radio station licensed to Lancaster, Ohio, located at 95.5 MHz. The station operates from a facility located in downtown Columbus, Ohio.-Station history:...
, WCOL-FM
WCOL-FM
WCOL-FM is a country music radio station in Columbus, Ohio owned by Clear Channel Communications. Its brand identifier is Continuous Country Favorites, 92.3 WCOL. The call sign represents the city of license...
, and WCLT-FM
WCLT-FM
WCLT-FM is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format. Its brand identifier is Today's Country and Your All-Time Favorites, T-100. Licensed to Newark, Ohio, USA, the station serves the Columbus area. The station is currently owned by Wclt Radio and features programing from Fox News...
for Country music listenership in the Columbus radio market, the most of any radio station in Ohio. However, WNKK is the only one of the four outlets with a Class-A frequency. In addition, the station provides a rimshot
Rimshot (broadcasting)
A rimshot is a radio and television broadcasting term for a station that attempts to reach a larger media market from a distant suburban, exurban, or even rural location. The term is primarily used with FM stations, and mainly in North America...
signal from a location seven miles northeast of downtown Circleville
Circleville, Ohio
Circleville is a city in and the county seat of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States, along the Scioto River. The population was 13,485 at the 2000 census.-History:...
and 28 miles from downtown Columbus
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
. Consequently, the station provides only distant and fringe signal coverage to most of Columbus
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
itself.
Station history
107.1 went on the air in the 1960s as WNRE which stood for the young owner's name, Nelson Embry. At the time, the station broadcast from a small downtown Circleville studio with a very low power signal. The transmitter was later moved to its present location on a hill along State Route 159 northeast of Circleville.The station played hard rock as WAZU "1071 The Big Wazoo" until January 8, 2007. Prior to that, it also had been a Rhythmic Top 40 simulcast of WWHT
WBWR
WBWR — The Brew 105.7 — is a commercial radio station in Columbus, Ohio airing a classic rock format. The Brew is the Columbus affiliate for the Cleveland Browns, and was also the English-language radio station of the Columbus Crew until the common ownership moved the broadcasts to WTVN in 2008....
and its successor WAKS during the 1990s.
In October 2006, former station owners CBS Radio
CBS Radio
CBS Radio, Inc., formerly known as Infinity Broadcasting Corporation, is one of the largest owners and operators of radio stations in the United States, third behind main rival Clear Channel Communications and Cumulus Media. CBS Radio owns around 130 radio stations across the country...
sold the station to Wilks Broadcast Group, LLC.
On Monday, January 8, 2007, at 8:00 pm WAZU abandoned the hard rock format and flipped to "new country," calling itself "WINK 107.1."