WAKH

WAKH (105.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format, licensed to McComb, Mississippi, United States. The station features programming from Citadel Media.[1] The station is owned and operated by Charles W. Dowdy, debtor-in-possession, following the September 2011 bankruptcy filing by Southwest Broadcasting, Inc.

WAKH
CityMcComb, Mississippi
Frequency105.7 MHz
BrandingK106
SloganSouthwest Mississippi's Big Country
Programming
FormatCountry music
Ownership
OwnerCharles W. Dowdy
History
Former call signsWIXO-FM (1979-1979)
WIXO (1979-1981)
Technical information
Facility ID58935
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT149 meters (489 ft)
Transmitter coordinates31°16′50″N 90°27′05″W
Links
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteK106 Country Website

History

The station was assigned call sign WIXO-FM on February 15, 1979. On May 4, 1979, the station changed its call sign to WIXO then again on September 8, 1981, to the current WAKH.,[2]

On September 21, 2011, Charles W. Dowdy, acting as the sole owner of license holder Southwest Broadcasting, Inc., dissolved the corporation and assigned the broadcast licenses it held (WAKH plus sister stations WAKK, WAPF, WAZA, WFCG, WJSH, WKJN, and WTGG) to himself acting as debtor in possession before initiating a Chapter 11 bankruptcy.[3] The FCC approved the license transfer on December 19, 2011.[4]

References
  1. "WAKH Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  2. "WAKH Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "FCC Form 316, Section III, Item 5: Description of the Transaction". Federal Communications Commission. November 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  4. "Application Search Details ( BALH-20111129GBX)". FCC Media Bureau. December 19, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2012.


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