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| Broadcast area | |
| Frequency | 102.9MHz |
| Branding | Country 102.9 WKIK |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Somar Communications, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | December 1994 (1994-12) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "kick" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 60777 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 4,000 watts |
| HAAT | 120 meters (390 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WKIK (102.9MHz) is acountry formattedbroadcast radio station licensed toCalifornia, Maryland, servingSouthern Maryland and theNorthern Neck. WKIK is owned and operated by Somar Communications, Inc.
Tidewater Communications, controlled by Richard A. Myers, was granted aconstruction permit for a radio station on 102.9 MHz in California, Maryland, on May 23, 1991;[2] the permit was soon issued the call sign WBEY.[3] In 1993, Tidewater sold the permit to Somar Communications, owner of WMOM andWSMD, for $130,000.[4] Somar signed the station on in December 1994[5] as country music station WRFK.[6]
The station's call sign was changed to WKIK-FM on January 1, 1997.[7] The "-FM" suffix was dropped on April 4, 2023; this followed the shutdown earlier in the year ofWKIK (1560 AM),[8] the former WMOM, which had simulcast WKIK-FM[9] since 2000.[10]
38°22′05″N76°36′54″W / 38.368°N 76.615°W /38.368; -76.615
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