WMIK-FM
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WMIK-FM is a radio station
in Middlesboro, Kentucky along with its flagship station
, WMIK-AM
. At 92.7 MHz it broadcasts 24 hours a day.
Originally owned by the Cumberland Gap Broadcasting Company, Incorporated, the station went on the air in 1971 only after years of trying to procure a license. In the early years the station played easy listening
, and elevator music
. The oldies format began in 1974 and the Oldies Channel continued until the station was sold 1992. The station was at one time affiliated with the United Press International Radio Network (UPI) and later the National Broadcasting Company Radio Network (NBC).
The Binghamtown Baptist Church through Gateway Broadcasting Corporation purchased WMIK-AM and WMIK-FM in October of 1992. Both stations continue to serve the Cumberland Gap
region twenty four hours a day with a variety of conservative religious programming, a mixture of local and nationally known ministers, Southern Gospel
music, and local programming. WMIK-FM's news source is the Salem Radio Network (SRN).
WMIK-FM was granted a construction permit for a power increase in March 2011 by the Federal Communications Commission
and has increased power from 3KW to 6KW ERP
. The stations transmitter site is atop White Oak Spur, the highest point in Bell County Kentucky. WMIK-FM is located in the landmark 1948 studios on North 19th Street in Middlesboro.
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 Middlesboro, Kentucky along with its flagship station
Flagship station
In broadcasting, a flagship is the broadcast which originates a television network, or a particular radio show or TV show, primarily in the United States and Canada. This includes both direct network feeds and broadcast syndication, but generally not backhauls...
, WMIK-AM
WMIK (AM)
WMIK in Middlesboro, Kentucky, operates on an assigned frequency of 560 KHz with a daytime power of 2500 watts. Pre-sunrise and nighttime power are reduced 500 watts and 45 watts respectively. The landmark radio studio is on the 19th Street Extension and Highway 441...
. At 92.7 MHz it broadcasts 24 hours a day.
Originally owned by the Cumberland Gap Broadcasting Company, Incorporated, the station went on the air in 1971 only after years of trying to procure a license. In the early years the station played easy listening
Easy listening
Easy listening is a broad style of popular music and radio format that emerged in the 1950s, evolving out of big band music, and related to MOR music as played on many AM radio stations. It encompasses the exotica, beautiful music, light music, lounge music, ambient music, and space age pop genres...
, and elevator music
Elevator music
Elevator music refers to instrumental arrangements of popular music designed for playing in shopping malls, grocery stores, department stores, telephone systems , cruise ships, airports, doctors' and dentists' offices, and elevators...
. The oldies format began in 1974 and the Oldies Channel continued until the station was sold 1992. The station was at one time affiliated with the United Press International Radio Network (UPI) and later the National Broadcasting Company Radio Network (NBC).
The Binghamtown Baptist Church through Gateway Broadcasting Corporation purchased WMIK-AM and WMIK-FM in October of 1992. Both stations continue to serve the Cumberland Gap
Cumberland Gap
Cumberland Gap is a pass through the Cumberland Mountains region of the Appalachian Mountains, also known as the Cumberland Water Gap, at the juncture of the U.S. states of Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia...
region twenty four hours a day with a variety of conservative religious programming, a mixture of local and nationally known ministers, Southern Gospel
Southern Gospel
Southern Gospel music—at one time also known as "quartet music"—is music whose lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...
music, and local programming. WMIK-FM's news source is the Salem Radio Network (SRN).
WMIK-FM was granted a construction permit for a power increase in March 2011 by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
and has increased power from 3KW to 6KW ERP
ERP
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. The stations transmitter site is atop White Oak Spur, the highest point in Bell County Kentucky. WMIK-FM is located in the landmark 1948 studios on North 19th Street in Middlesboro.