WIKE

This article is about a Vermont radio station. For other uses, see Wike.

WIKE

City	Newport, Vermont
Broadcast area	Orleans County; Memphrémagog RCM
Frequency	1490 kHz C-QUAM AM stereo
First air date	October 12, 1952
Format	Country music
Audience share	3.1 (Fa'06, R&R^[1])
Power	1,000 watts unlimited
Class	C
Facility ID	49400
Transmitter coordinates	44°56′28.00″N 72°13′35.00″W / 44.9411111°N 72.2263889°W / 44.9411111; -72.2263889
Affiliations	Cumulus Media Networks
Owner	Vermont Broadcast Associates, Inc.
Sister stations	WMOO

WIKE (1490 AM) is a radio station located in Newport, Vermont. It currently broadcasts a country music format at 1 kw 24 hours a day. It is owned by Vermont Broadcast Associates, Inc.

WIKE, along with 29 other Nassau Broadcasting Partners stations in northern New England, was purchased at bankruptcy auction by Carlisle Capital Corporation, a company controlled by Bill Binnie (owner of WBIN-TV in Derry), on May 22, 2012. The station, and 12 of the other stations, were then acquired by Vertical Capital Partners, controlled by Jeff Shapiro.^[2]^[3] Soon after taking over, Vertical resold WIKE and WMOO to Vermont Broadcast Associates.^[4]

The sale of WIKE and the other 12 stations was consummated on November 30, 2012, at a purchase price of $4.4 million. The resale of WIKE and WMOO was consummated on January 1, 2013, at a purchase price of $760,000.

References

↑ "Montpelier-Barre-Waterbury Market Ratings". Radio & Records.
↑ "Carlisle Capital Corp. Wins Bidding For Rest Of Nassau Stations". All Access. May 22, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
↑ Venta, Lance (May 22, 2012). "Nassau Broadcasting Auction Results". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 24, 2012. (updated May 23, 2012)
↑ "Georgia AM Trio Sold". All Access. November 7, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2012.

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for WIKE

Radio-Locator Information on WIKE

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WIKE

Radio stations in the Northeast Kingdom/Northern New Hampshire market

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Defunct	WAOT-LP (98.3 FM)

Vermont radio markets Burlington Montpelier–Barre–St. Johnsbury Rutland–White River Junction Other Vermont radio regions Northeast Kingdom New Hampshire radio markets Concord (Lakes Region) Lebanon Manchester Portsmouth–Dover–Rochester Other New Hampshire radio regions Northern New Hampshire See also List of radio stations in Vermont List of radio stations in New Hampshire Portland Radio Sherbrooke / Estrie Radio

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Stations	WCVR – Randolph WIKE – Newport WJEN – Killington WKXH – Saint Johnsbury WLVB – Morrisville WOKO – Burlington WTNN – Bristol WWFY – Berlin WXLF – White River Junction WZLF – Bellows Falls

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Vermont

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