WIBK

WIBK
Watseka, Illinois;
Broadcast area	Iroquois County; Benton County; Newton County
Frequency	1360 kHz
Branding	WIBK The Buckle
Programming
Format	Silent
Affiliations	ABC News Radio
Ownership
Owner	Iroquois County Broadcasting Company
Sister stations	WGFA-FM
History
First air date	September 1, 1961
Former call signs	WGFA (1961–2017)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	29202
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts day
Transmitter coordinates	40°47′37.0″N 87°45′17.0″W / 40.793611°N 87.754722°W
Repeater(s)	94.1 WGFA-HD2 (Watseka)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.wibkradio.com

WIBK (1360 AM) is a currently silent classic country-formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Watseka, Illinois, serving Watseka and Eastern Iroquois County, Illinois and Western Benton and Southern Newton counties in Indiana. WIBK is a daytime only station and is owned and operated by Iroquois County Broadcasting Company, which is owned by Richard and Margaret Martin.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] The WIBK antenna is a three-tower array.

WIBK is an AM radio station broadcasting on the regional frequency^[6] of 1360 kHz. The original call letters were WGFA.^[7]

WIBK is a member of the National Association of Farm Broadcasters.^[8]

Programming

WIBK changed format, from Talk radio to country music, on August 25, 2017. On May 1st, 2024 The owners filed an STA with the FCC to take the station silent.

Signal

WIBK's signal is beamed towards the southeast to protect the signal of WLBK in Dekalb, Illinois. WIBK uses a three-tower antenna array.^[9]

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WIBK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "CDBS Print".
^ "CDBS Form 323".
^ History page of WCIA
^ FCC Station Search Details
^ "AM Broadcast Station Classes; Clear, Regional, and Local Channels". www.fcc.gov. Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "WIBK Callsign History". licensing.fcc.gov.
^ https://nafb.com/events/nafb-convention National Association of Farm Broadcasters Website
^ "Radio Station Coverage Map".

External links

WIBK 1360 AM Online
Facility details for Facility ID 29202 (WIBK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WIBK in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Radio Locator Information for W245CV

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[1] "Facility Technical Data for WIBK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "CDBS Print".

[3] "CDBS Form 323".

[4] History page of WCIA

[5] FCC Station Search Details

[6] "AM Broadcast Station Classes; Clear, Regional, and Local Channels". www.fcc.gov. Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[7] "WIBK Callsign History". licensing.fcc.gov.

[8] ttps://nafb.com/events/nafb-convention National Association of Farm Broadcasters Website

[9] "Radio Station Coverage Map".

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