WKEX
| Former simulcast of WPIN Dublin | |
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Broadcast area | |
| Frequency | 1430 kHz |
| Branding | ESPN Radio Blacksburg |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports radio[1] |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WPIN | |
| History | |
First air date | July 10, 1969[2] |
Last air date | August 17, 2025 |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 57131 | |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 37°13′57″N 80°26′40″W / 37.23250°N 80.44444°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | espnblacksburg |
WKEX (1430 AM) was a sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Blacksburg, Virginia, serving Blacksburg and Montgomery County, Virginia.[1] WKEX was owned and operated by Baker Family Stations.[4]
On August 17, 2025, WKEX was taken silent due to financial reasons.[5] On August 17, 2026, the final day the station's license would have been forfeited after one year of silence pursuant to the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Baker filed to cancel it.[6] The license was cancelled on August 18.[7] WKEX had a paired FM translator, W290CU on 105.9 licensed to Christiansburg, which was reassigned to WPAR.
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
- ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-560. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WKEX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ "WKEX Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Request for Silent Authority of an AM Station Application (LMS File No. 276834)". FCC LMS.
- ↑ "Cancellation Application (LMS File No. 302095)". FCC LMS.
- ↑ "License Cancelled". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. August 18, 2026. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
External links
[edit]- ESPN Radio Blacksburg Online
- Facility details for Facility ID 57131 (WKEX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WKEX in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for WKEX