WWKS

Infobox Radio station
name = WWKS


city = Cruz Bay, U. S. Virgin Islands
area =
branding = "Kiss 101.3"
slogan =
frequency = 101.3 FM (MHz)
airdate = August 24, 1988
format = Urban Adult Contemporary
erp = 50,000 Watts
haat = 374 meters (1228 feet)
class = B
facility_id = 31084
coordinates = coord|18|20|30|N|64|43|59|W
callsign_meaning = W W KisS
former_callsigns = WDCM (1988-1996)
affiliations =
owner = Ackley Media Group
licensee = GARK LLC
sister_stations = WVJZ, WVWI
webcast =
website = http://www.amg.vi/kiss

WWKS (101.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Cruz Bay, U. S. Virgin Islands. The station is licensed to GARK LLC which is wholly owned by Gordon P. Ackley as part of the Ackley Media Group. It airs an Urban Adult Contemporary music format. [ cite web |url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?srvy_id=FA07&surveyID=FA07&band=fm&callLetter=WWKS |title=Fall 2007 Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron]

The Federal Communications Commission assigned this station the call sign WDCM on August 24, 1988 which it held until switching to the current WWKS call letters on February 26, 1996. [cite web |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=31084&Callsign=WWKS |title=Call Sign History |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database ]

Awards

WWKS was chosen as ABC Radio Network's international affiliate of the year for 1999. ABC Radio representatives the station's "commitment to professional broadcasting" and cited "flawless coordination" of two live remote broadcasts of "The Tom Joyner Morning Show" that originated from the Virgin Islands. [cite web |url=http://www.onepaper.com/stthomasvi/?v=d&i=&s=News:Local&p=3981 |title=101.3 Wins 'Affiliate of the Year' Award |work=St. Thomas Source |date=1999-06-28 |last=Zalaznick |first=Matt |accessmonthday= December 25 |accessyear= 2007]

Ownership

GARK LLC, originally a partnership between Gordon Ackley and Randolph Knight, was acquired solely by Gordon Ackley in April 2006 when Ackley bought out Knight's 50% interest for an undisclosed sum. [ cite web |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6329687.html |title=Deals |author=BIA Financial Networks |work=Broadcasting & Cable |date=2006-05-01] GARK LLC is the licensee of WWKS as well as sister stations WVJZ and WVWI. Local press coverage pegged the sale price "in the neighborhood of $4.3 million" for the three-station combo. [cite web |url=http://www.onepaper.com/stthomasvi/?v=d&i=&s=News:Local&p=1147234763 |title=Knight to Sell Radio One, KISS and JAMZ |work=St. Thomas Source |date=2006-04-28 |last=Pennington |first=Shaun A. |accessmonthday= December 25 |accessyear= 2007]

References

External links

* [http://www.amg.vi/kiss WWKS official website]
* [http://www.amg.vi/ Ackley Media Group]
* [http://rttradioshow.net/ "Remember the Times" program website]

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