WAKO (AM)
| Frequency | 910 kHz |
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| Branding | Giant FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | CBS News Radio Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WAKO-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | June 9, 1959 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 36788 |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 38°43′23.00″N 87°39′13.00″W / 38.7230556°N 87.6536111°W |
| Translator(s) | 99.3 W257DW (Lawrenceville) |
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Public license information | |
WAKO (910 AM) is a radio station airing a country music format. Licensed to Lawrenceville, Illinois, United States, the station is owned by David Crooks, through licensee DLC Media.[2][3]
History[edit]
On April 2, 2017, WAKO split off its simulcast of adult contemporary sister station WAKO-FM and launched as "The Legend", with a classic country format.
On May 3, 2024, WAKO changed their format from classic country to country, branded as "Giant FM".[4]
Previous logo[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WAKO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WAKO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WAKO Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ Giant FM Launches in Vincennes & Terre Haute Ahead of DLC Media Sale Radioinsight - May 3, 2024
External links[edit]
- WAKO in the FCC AM station database
- WAKO in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- W257DW in the FCC FM station database
- W257DW at FCCdata.org
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