- WNAK
Infobox Radio Station
name = WNAK
city =Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
area = Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton
branding = "Calienete"
slogan =
airdate =
frequency = 730 kHz (analog)
format = Tropical andAdult Contemporary Spanish
power = 1,000Watt s (day)
12Watt s (night)
class = D
former_callsigns = WHWL
sister_stations =WLNP , WAZL,WCDL ,WCOJ
owner = [http://www.route81radio.com Route 81 Radio]
website = http://www.wnakam.com|WNAK is an
AM broadcasting radio station licensed to the city ofNanticoke, Pennsylvania and serves the Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, and Hazleton radio markets with a mix of Tropical andSpanish language adult contemporary format radio programming cite web|title=More 'Caliente' For Northeast Pennsylvania|accessyear =2007 |accessmonthday =October 22 |publisher =Hispanic Market Weekly (Coral Gables, Florida )|url=http://www.hispanicmarketweekly.com/article.cms?id=9752] simulcasting sister stationWCDL located inCarbondale, Pennsylvania cite web|title=In Brief: WNAK going Spanish|accessyear =2007 |accessmonthday =October 12 |publisher =The Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania )|url=http://www.timesleader.com/business/20071012_12_briefs_biz_ART.html] cite web|title=Radio Stations Broadcasting in Spanish|author=Scott Schaffer|accessyear =2007 |accessmonthday =October 15 |publisher =WNEP-TV (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania )|url=http://www.wnep.com/Global/story.asp?S=7216079&nav=menu158_2] . The station's programming is a mix of locally produced shows from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays followed by syndicated shows from Bustos Broadcastingcite web|title=In Brief: WNAK going Spanish|accessyear =2007 |accessmonthday =October 12 |publisher =The Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania )|url=http://www.timesleader.com/business/20071012_12_briefs_biz_ART.html] . WNAK broadcasts at a frequency of 730 kHz with 1,000Watt s of power during the daytime with a non-directional antenna. During the nighttime hours, the station must reduce its power substantially to just 12Watt s which limits its listen able area to just the local Naticoke area. The power reduction at nighttime is required by rules set by theFederal Communications Commission in order to avoid interference fromCKAC (AM) , a Canadian radio station also on 730 kHz.History
The radio station has its origins as WHWL, the last three letters standing for the initials of Henry W. Lark, the station's former owner [ [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WB&s_site=timesleader&p_multi=WB&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB71AA970913708&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Search Results ] ] .The station then changed hands and was owned by Radio Anthracite, Inc. with the call signs changing along the way to the present WNAK. The station changed ownership in
1958 to Attorney Martin Phillips and Wyoming Radio, Inc. [ [https://www.fastcase.com/Google/Start.aspx?C=c40eb94ed3f36290e5d2ad205c3b9661016c1ac39c0d657b&D=19a30db83fd2e421184a902de4485218d0864a3140c2b949 Fastcase ] ] . In1965 , Bob Neilson, Charmaine Grove, and accountant Harold Detwiler (to be known collectively as Seven-Thirty Broadcasters, Inc.) purchased radio station WNAK from Attorney Martin Phillips and Wyoming Radio, Inc [ [http://www.newspaperarchive.com/LandingPage.aspx?type=glpnews&search=wnak%20nanticoke&] ] . During the 1980's, WNAK started broadcasting with the
Kahn-Hazeltine AM stereo system, the only northeasternPennsylvania AM broadcasting station to use the system.In
2003 , Seven-Thirty Broadcasters and WNAK were acquired by the present day owners of the station, Route 81 Radio, based in West Chester, PA [ [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-106759288.html Route 81 Radio Creates Radio Broadcasting Company. - PR Newswire - HighBeam Research ] ] . From2004 until2006 , WNAK was simulcast on the former WNAK-FM located inCarbondale, Pennsylvania at 94.3 MHz. WNAK-FM is now known as "Lite 94.3" and broadcasts asoft rock format with the call signsWLNP .WLNP is still the sister station to WNAK and part of the Route 81 Radio group of stations. In2005 , WNAK was honored by theNational Association of Broadcasters as theAdult Standards format station of the year inPennsylvania [ [http://www.radio-info.com/smf/index.php?topic=5450.msg70635 Congrats WNAK Adult Standards Station Of The Year! ] ] . The station switched from anAdult Standards format onOctober 15 ,2007 toSpanish language programming simulcasting sister stationWCDL , "Caliente (Hot) 1440", fromCarbondale, Pennsylvania cite web|title=In Brief: WNAK going Spanish|accessyear =2007 |accessmonthday =October 12 |publisher =The Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania )|url=http://www.timesleader.com/business/20071012_12_briefs_biz_ART.html] cite web|title=Radio Stations Broadcasting in Spanish|author=Scott Schaffer|accessyear =2007 |accessmonthday =October 15 |publisher =WNEP-TV (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania )|url=http://www.wnep.com/Global/story.asp?S=7216079&nav=menu158_2] .References
External References
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* [http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WNAK&service=AM&status=L&hours=D Daytime Coverage Area of WNAK According to Radio-Locator.com]
* [http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WNAK&service=AM&status=L&hours=N Nighttime Coverage Area of WNAK According to Radio-Locator.com]
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