WKNG-FM
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WKNG-FM is a non-commercial educational
radio station
licensed
to serve Heflin, Alabama
, USA. It broadcasts a Southern Gospel
music format during the day with Christian worship music programming at night.
The station is owned by Covenant Communications, Inc. Leslie E. Gradick and his son Steven L. Gradick own a combined 90% interest in Covenant Communications. The senior Gradick also owns Gradick Communications which in turn owns the licensees for WKNG (AM)
, WCKS-FM
, WLBB
, and WBTR-FM
while his son owns Alabama 810 LLC, the licensee for WCKA
and WCKF
.
from the Federal Communications Commission
on May 16, 2002
. The new station was assigned the call letters WKNG-FM by the FCC on March 2, 2005. WKNG-FM received its license to cover
from the FCC on August 24, 2005.
to upgrade to a class C3 facility with 1,000 watt
s of effective radiated power
from an antenna placed at a height above average terrain
of 254 meters (833 feet). The transmitter site would also move west by northwest to 33°40'52"N,85°48'55"W in the center of Anniston, Alabama
. This construction permit is scheduled to expire on April 4, 2009.
WKNG-FM has also applied for a new 10 watt broadcast translator at 93.5 MHz in Rome, Georgia
. This application has been before the Commission since March 2003 with no action as of December 2008.
Non-commercial educational
The term non-commercial educational applies to a radio station or TV station that does not accept on air advertisements , as defined in the United States by the Federal Communications Commission . NCE stations do not pay broadcast license fees for their non-profit uses of the radio spectrum...
radio station
Radio station
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licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to serve Heflin, Alabama
Heflin, Alabama
Heflin is a city in Cleburne County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 3,002. The city is the county seat of Cleburne County.-History:...
, USA. It broadcasts a Southern Gospel
Southern Gospel
Southern Gospel music—at one time also known as "quartet music"—is music whose lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...
music format during the day with Christian worship music programming at night.
The station is owned by Covenant Communications, Inc. Leslie E. Gradick and his son Steven L. Gradick own a combined 90% interest in Covenant Communications. The senior Gradick also owns Gradick Communications which in turn owns the licensees for WKNG (AM)
WKNG (AM)
WKNG is a daytime operation only radio station broadcasting a Classic Country format. WKNG is licensed to serve the community of Tallapoosa, Georgia, USA, and covers the Atlanta, Georgia, and Birmingham, Alabama metro areas. The station is currently owned by Gradick Communications and the license...
, WCKS-FM
WCKS-FM
WCKS is a radio station licensed to the community of Fruithurst, Alabama, United States, and serving Carrollton, Georgia, as well as West Georgia and East Alabama. The station plays a Hot Adult Contemporary music format...
, WLBB
WLBB
WLBB is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Carrollton, Georgia, USA, it serves the Carrollton area. The station is currently owned by Gradick Communications and licensed to WYAI, Inc. WLBB features programing from Salem Radio Network.The station is an...
, and WBTR-FM
WBTR-FM
WBTR-FM is a radio station licensed in the city of Carrollton, Georgia, located west-southwest of Atlanta. The station plays a country music format. WBTR-FM is "Your Radio Home Of The Dawgs, Braves & Nascar!" and "Today's Best Country And All Your Favorites"...
while his son owns Alabama 810 LLC, the licensee for WCKA
WCKA
WCKA is a radio station licensed to serve Jacksonville, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by Leslie E. Gradick and licensed to Alabama 810 LLC...
and WCKF
WCKF
WCKF is a radio station licensed to serve Ashland, Alabama. The station is owned L.E. GRADICK, WCKF, LLC.With programming that includes, Trade Line, a buy, sell or trade electronic bulletin board Monday - Saturday 9am - 10am...
.
History
More than three years after filing their initial application, this station received its original construction permitConstruction permit
A construction permit or building permit is a permit required in most jurisdictions for new construction, or adding on to pre-existing structures, and in some cases for major renovations. Generally, the new construction must be inspected during construction and after completion to ensure compliance...
from the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
on May 16, 2002
2002 in radio
The year 2002 in radio involved some significant events.-Events:*January 21 - A train derailment in Minot, North Dakota kills one person and knocks out power throughout the region, spilling 250,000 gallons of toxic anhydrous ammonia for fertilizer purposes. The designated primary station for the...
. The new station was assigned the call letters WKNG-FM by the FCC on March 2, 2005. WKNG-FM received its license to cover
Broadcast license
A broadcast license or broadcast license is a specific type of spectrum license that grants the licensee the privilege to use a portion of the radio frequency spectrum in a given geographical area for broadcasting purposes. The licenses are generally straddled with additional restrictions that...
from the FCC on August 24, 2005.
The future
On April 4, 2006, the FCC granted this station a construction permitConstruction permit
A construction permit or building permit is a permit required in most jurisdictions for new construction, or adding on to pre-existing structures, and in some cases for major renovations. Generally, the new construction must be inspected during construction and after completion to ensure compliance...
to upgrade to a class C3 facility with 1,000 watt
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
s of effective radiated power
Effective radiated power
In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains...
from an antenna placed at a height above average terrain
Height above average terrain
Height above average terrain is used extensively in FM radio and television, as it is actually much more important than effective radiated power in determining the range of broadcasts...
of 254 meters (833 feet). The transmitter site would also move west by northwest to 33°40'52"N,85°48'55"W in the center of Anniston, Alabama
Anniston, Alabama
Anniston is a city in Calhoun County in the state of Alabama, United States.As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 24,276. According to the 2005 U.S. Census estimates, the city had a population of 23,741...
. This construction permit is scheduled to expire on April 4, 2009.
WKNG-FM has also applied for a new 10 watt broadcast translator at 93.5 MHz in Rome, Georgia
Rome, Georgia
Located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Rome is the largest city and the county seat of Floyd County, Georgia, United States. It is the principal city of the Rome, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Floyd County...
. This application has been before the Commission since March 2003 with no action as of December 2008.