WYKR-FM (101.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Haverhill, New Hampshire. It airs a country music format.[4] WYKR-FM's programming is also heard on daytime-only station WTWN (1100 AM) and FM translator W286DE (105.1) in Wells River, Vermont. Both WYKR-FM and WTWN are owned by Joshua Smith's Yankee Kingdom Media Corp.
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| Broadcast area | Northeast Vermont & Northwest New Hampshire |
| Frequency | 101.3 MHz |
| Branding | WYKR Country 101.3 |
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| Format | Country |
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First air date | February 19, 1990 |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 53866 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 3,000 watts |
| HAAT | 12 meters (39 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°6′49.2″N 71°58′52.3″W / 44.113667°N 71.981194°W |
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| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
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| Frequency | 1100 kHz |
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First air date | October 3, 1976 |
Former call signs | WYKR (1976–1999) |
Former frequencies | 1490 kHz (1976–1987) |
Call sign meaning | "Twin State"[2] |
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| Facility ID | 53866 |
| Class | D |
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Transmitter coordinates | 44°8′55.23″N 72°4′0.33″W / 44.1486750°N 72.0667583°W |
| Translator(s) | 105.1 W286DE (Wells River) |
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History edit
WYKR went on the air October 3, 1976, under the ownership of Eugene and Harold Puffer, doing business as the Puffer Brothers.[5][6] The station's studios were located in the former Wells River Graded School.[5] Harold Puffer left the station in 1981 to return to the insurance business; the following year, Eugene Puffer—who had previously worked at WCVR in Randolph—transferred WYKR's license to a new company, Puffer Broadcasting.[5] WYKR was a 1,000-watt station at 1490 kHz until 1987, when it moved to 1100 kHz and boosted power to 5,000 watts.[5]
In the late 1980s, Puffer Broadcasting obtained a construction permit for an FM station at 101.3 MHz, with the intent of simulcasting WYKR's country music programming.[5] The new station was assigned the WYKR-FM call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on November 10, 1988,[7] and went on the air February 19, 1990.[8] The AM station changed its call sign from WYKR to WTWN, for "Twin State",[2] on April 16, 1999;[9] by June 2000, WTWN was a Christian radio station.[10]
Puffer Broadcasting sold WYKR-FM and WTWN to Joshua Smith, through his Yankee Kingdom Media Corp., for $125,000 in 2023; the stations' towers, which the Puffers had separately held through Mill Street Enterprises, were also concurrently acquired by Smith.[11]
Translator edit
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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| W286DE | 105.1 FM | Wells River, Vermont | 200081 | 250 | D | 44°6′49″N 71°58′52″W / 44.11361°N 71.98111°W | LMS |
References edit
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WYKR-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ a b "Call Letter Changes". The M Street Journal. May 5, 1999. p. 6.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTWN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ a b c d e "Voices From The Hills" (PDF). Vermont Association of Broadcasters. May 19, 1989. p. 43. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "WYKR (WTWN) history cards" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "WYKR-FM Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-280. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ^ "WTWN Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (June 23, 2000). "CRTC Picks Three in Toronto". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ Venta, Lance (May 26, 2023). "Station Sales Week Of 5/26". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
External links edit
- Official website
- ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› WYKR in the FCC FM station database
- WYKR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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