WKVG (AM)

WKVG
Broadcast area
Frequency1000 kHz
Ownership
OwnerMartins & Associates Inc.
History
First air date
1970 (1970)
Last air date
March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03)
Former call signs
  • WREM (1970–1981)
  • WIFX (1981–1990)
Call sign meaning
"Kentucky Virginia Gospel"
Technical information
40502
ClassD
Power1,000 watts (days only)
Transmitter coordinates
37°09′59.0″N 82°37′13.0″W / 37.166389°N 82.620278°W / 37.166389; -82.620278
Translator103.5 W278BK (Jenkins)

WKVG was a southern gospel formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Jenkins, Kentucky, serving Eastern Kentucky and Southwest Virginia. WKVG had been owned and operated by Martins & Associates Inc.

History

The station was first licensed, as WREM, in 1970. It was assigned the WKVG call letters by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on April 4, 1990. The license for WKVG was surrendered by Martin & Associates on March 3, 2023, and cancelled by the FCC on April 5, 2023.

References

  1. 1 2 "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ↑ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  3. ↑ "WKVG Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 22, 2014.