| Broadcast area | Grays Harbor County |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1490kHz |
| Branding | ESPN Radio 1490 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | ESPN Radio Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KDUX-FM,KXRO,KXXK | |
| History | |
First air date | November 16, 1961; 63 years ago (1961-11-16) |
Former call signs | KJET (1961-1970s) KGHO (1970s-2000) |
Former frequencies | 1560 kHz (1961–1985) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 68057 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 46°57′30.00″N123°48′35.00″W / 46.9583333°N 123.8097222°W /46.9583333; -123.8097222 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 1490kwok.com |
KWOK (1490AM) is acommercialradio station inAberdeen, Washington. It is owned byAlpha Media, broadcasting asports radioformat and featuring programming fromESPN Radio andWestwood One.[2]
KWOK has a power of 1,000watts and uses anon-directional antenna. Thetransmitter andstudios are on Coolidge Road at West Huntley Street in Aberdeen.[3]
The station went on the air in November 16, 1961; 63 years ago (1961-11-16). Its originalcall sign was KJET and it broadcast on 1560 kHz inHoquiam. Because that is aclear channel frequency, KJET was adaytimer, required to go off the air at night. In the 1970s, it changed its call letters to KGHO.
It relocated to 1490 AM in 1985, which allowed it to broadcast around the clock. It also changed itscity of license to Aberdeen. On February 18, 2000, KGHO changed its call sign to KWOK.[4]
For many years, this station had a daytime power of 1,000 watts but had to reduce power at night to 250 watts. On September 23, 2016, KWOK was granted anFCCconstruction permit to increase night power to 1,000 watts.[5]
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