| Broadcast area | Baton Rouge metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1460kHz |
| Branding | Heaven 95.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Urban gospel |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KQXL-FM,WRQQ,WEMX-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1948 (77 years ago) (1948) |
Former call signs |
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| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 11606 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 4,000watts day 280 watts night |
| Translator | 95.7 K239CX (Port Allen) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | heaven1460.com |
WXOK (1460AM, "Heaven 95.7") is an Americanurban gospel formattedradio station licensed toPort Allen, Louisiana (where the transmitter is located). TheCumulus Media station broadcasts with a transmitter power of 4,000 watts day and 280 watts night. Its translator K239CX (95.7FM) broadcasts at 140 watts. Its studios are located in downtownBaton Rouge, Louisiana.
1460 AM was first occupied by WAFB, which signed on in 1948 and was aMBS andABC affiliate and sister station to WAFB-FM, which was on the 104.3 frequency, andWAFB-TV.[3] Merchants Broadcasting purchased the WAFB radio stations in 1957 fromWDSU's Modern Broadcasting, and changed the call letters of the AM station to WAIL.[4]
WXOK has served the African-American community since February 3, 1953, with a mix of R&B hits, blues, jazz, and gospel until 2000, when it went full-time with the latter. The station was originally on1260 kHz until its owners purchased WAIL in 1965 and moved WXOK to that frequency.
In the early 2020s, when WXOK 1460 started broadcasting on a translator at 95.7 FM, they rebranded as Heaven 95.7.
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