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| Broadcast area | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton |
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| Frequency | 103.1MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | WILK Newsradio |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | News/talk |
| Subchannels | HD2:Sports gambling "The Bet" |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | 1976; 49 years ago (1976) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Wilkes-Barre |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 22666 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts (analog) 93 watts (digital)[2] |
| HAAT | 22 meters (72 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°18′20.3″N75°45′36.7″W / 41.305639°N 75.760194°W /41.305639; -75.760194 (WILK-FM) |
| Repeaters | |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) Listen live (via Audacy) (HD2) |
| Website | www |
WILK-FM (103.1MHz, "WILK Newsradio") is acommercialnews/talkradio station licensed toAvoca, Pennsylvania. Owned byAudacy, Inc., WILK-FM extends its broadcast range throughoutNortheastern Pennsylvania with two full-powerrepeaters:WILK inWilkes-Barre andWAAF inScranton. The station's studios and offices are on Route 315 inPittston, while the stationtransmitter tower is located east ofYatesville at (41°18′20.0″N75°45′37.0″W / 41.305556°N 75.760278°W /41.305556; -75.760278).[3] In addition to a standardanalog transmission, WILK-FM broadcasts over twoHD Radio channels with asports gambling format on its HD2digital subchannel, and is available online viaAudacy.
WILK-FM has a weekday schedule with mostly local hosts. At night, the stations airnationally syndicated shows includingDave Ramsey,Ben Shapiro,Coast to Coast AM withGeorge Noory andAmerica in The Morning. Weekends feature shows on money, health, technology and science. Weekend syndicated hosts includeKim Komando,Clark Howard, Dr.Michio Kaku andArt Bell Somewhere in Time. Most hours begin with world and national news fromABC News Radio.
The stations also carries play-by-play sports includingPenn State Nittany Lions football andbasketball, as well asWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguinsminor league hockey.
The station signed-on in 1976 with thecall sign WACM. Originally licensed toFreeland, Pennsylvania, the station aired a syndicatedTop 40/Soft Rock radio format with some local news. From the late 1980s and into the early 1990s, the station switched to anoldies music format and was branded asOldies 103.[4]
The station's programming during this time period was simulcast on sister station WXPX (1300 AM). The simulcast relationship between the two stations continued to exist through 2023, even though both went through a number of call sign changes, format changes, ownership changes, and the 103.1MHzFM allocation being moved toAvoca.[5] The stations, now WILK-FM andWODS, both simulcast theWILK NewsRadio network until WODS moved to aSpanish tropical format in 2023.
On February 23, 2022, WILK-FM added The Bet to its HD2 subchannel.[6]
