KNEK (AM)

Infobox Radio station
name = KNEK-AM


city = Washington, Louisiana
area = Lafayette metropolitan area
branding = "Q95-5"
slogan = "#1 for Real Hip-Hop and R&B"
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frequency = 1190 kHz
format = Urban Contemporary
power = 250 watts (Daytime)
Off the air (Nighttime)
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class = D
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owner = Citadel Broadcasting
sister_stations = KNEK-FM, KRRQ, KSMB, KXKC
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KNEK-AM (branded as "Q95-5") airs a simulcast of sister station KRRQ's Urban Contemporary format in the Lafayette, Louisiana area. It broadcasts at 1190 AM and is under ownership of Citadel Broadcasting. It was a sister station of KNEK-FM until it was sold to The Last Bastion Station Trust, LLC upon merger of ABC Radio. After Citadel swapped KRDJ with KNEK-FM, the are now sister stations again.

KNEK started as a country and western station owned by Dee Sylvester and had a popular radio personality named Cholly Charles in the mid 1980s. The station aired from 6 am to sunset playing country music and broadcasting local news and sports along with agricultural updates for the farmers of St. Landry Parish.

Because it shares the same frequency as Clear Channel station XEWK-AM at Guadalajara, Jalisco in Mexico, this station only operates during the daytime hours.

External links

*FMQ|KNEK
*FML|KNEK
*FMARB|KNEK
* [http://www.radioblack.com/Louisiana.html Darnell's Black Radio Guide - Louisiana Stations]