WMIK (AM)
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WMIK in Middlesboro, Kentucky, operates on an assigned frequency of 560 KHz
with a daytime power of 2500 watt
s. 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. The transmitting tower
is situated one mile to the Northeast.
WMIK signed on for the first time on Sunday, November 14, 1948, at 2pm. WMIK is one of Kentucky
's oldest radio station
s. The Cumberland Gap Broadcasting Company, Incorporated, owned WMIK from 1948 until 1992. For many years, WMIK was the regional coverage leader, sales leader, and number one in the market for a vast majority of years as determined by the ratings company, Arbitron
. The Cumberland Gap Broadcasting Company is no longer parent company of radio stations WMIK and its sister station WMIK-FM
of Middlesboro, Kentucky.
The Binghamtown Baptist Church through Gateway Broadcasting Corporation purchased both stations in October 1992. Both stations continue to serve the Cumberland Gap
region twenty four hours a day with a mixture of local and nationally known ministers, Southern gospel music
, and local programming
. The Binghamtown Baptist Church Sunday morning worship service
began broadcasting in the early 1950s and is one of the nation's longest consecutively airing church broadcasts.
Hertz
The hertz is the SI unit of frequency defined as the number of cycles per second of a periodic phenomenon. One of its most common uses is the description of the sine wave, particularly those used in radio and audio applications....
with a daytime power of 2500 watt
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
s. 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. The transmitting tower
Transmitter
In electronics and telecommunications a transmitter or radio transmitter is an electronic device which, with the aid of an antenna, produces radio waves. The transmitter itself generates a radio frequency alternating current, which is applied to the antenna. When excited by this alternating...
is situated one mile to the Northeast.
WMIK signed on for the first time on Sunday, November 14, 1948, at 2pm. WMIK is one of Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
's oldest radio station
Radio station
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s. The Cumberland Gap Broadcasting Company, Incorporated, owned WMIK from 1948 until 1992. For many years, WMIK was the regional coverage leader, sales leader, and number one in the market for a vast majority of years as determined by the ratings company, Arbitron
Arbitron
Arbitron is a consumer research company in the United States that collects listener data on radio audiences. It was founded as American Research Bureau by Jim Seiler in 1949 and became national by merging with L.A. based Coffin, Cooper and Clay in the early 1950s...
. The Cumberland Gap Broadcasting Company is no longer parent company of radio stations WMIK and its sister station WMIK-FM
WMIK-FM
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...
of Middlesboro, Kentucky.
The Binghamtown Baptist Church through Gateway Broadcasting Corporation purchased both stations in October 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 mixture of local and nationally known ministers, Southern gospel music
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...
, and local programming
Local programming
The term Local Programme, Local Programming, Local Content or Local Television refers to a television programme made by a television station or independent television producer for broadcast only within the station's transmission area or television market...
. The Binghamtown Baptist Church Sunday morning worship service
Service of worship
In the Protestant denominations of Christianity, a service of worship is a meeting whose primary purpose is the worship of God. The phrase is normally shortened to service. It is also commonly called a worship service...
began broadcasting in the early 1950s and is one of the nation's longest consecutively airing church broadcasts.