WAKT-LP
{{Short description|Nonprofit community radio station in Toledo, Ohio}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WAKT-LP
| logo = File:WAKT_Logo_1024x1024.png
| city = Toledo, OH
| country = US
| area = Toledo metropolitan area
| frequency = 106.1 MHz
| branding = 106.1FM We Act Radio
| format = Community - Variety
| affiliations = Pacifica Foundation
| owner = Toledo Integrated Media Education
| founded = 2017
| facility_id = 196981
| class = LP100
| haat = 29
| coordinates = {{Coord|41|38|15.3|N|83|33|5|W}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.toledoradio.org}}
}}
WAKT-LP is a low-power FM community radio station from Toledo, Ohio.
Overview
A small nonprofit, Toledo Integrated Media Education (TIME), applied for a low-power FM license on the 106.1FM frequency in 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.fybush.com/lpfmlist2013/ |title=Full 2013 LPFM Application List – |publisher=Fybush.com |date= |accessdate=2023-04-12}} After receiving approval to broadcast from the FCC, the organizers claimed the available call sign of WAKT and worked to assemble the appropriate funding, equipment, and permitting to begin broadcasting.
The station received authorization from the FCC to broadcast on 106.1 MHz in December 2014 and began broadcasting in a limited capacity in December 2017.{{Cite news |last=Vasquez |first=Autumn |date=December 22, 2022 |title=New Community Radio Station Launches in Toledo |work=Toledo City Paper |url=https://toledocitypaper.com/business/new-community-radio-station-launches-in-toledo/ |access-date=2023-04-16}} Due to a lack of permitting from the local government, a makeshift tower only 30' high was used until permitting for a 100' tower could be obtained. The station began broadcasting from a 100' tower in October 2022,{{Cite web |title=Community Radio Station WAKT 106.1FM to Launch October 1 with Open House |url=https://www.toledo.com/news/2022/09/21/daily-dose/community-radio-station-wakt-106.1fm-to-launch-october-1-with-open-house/ |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=Toledo.com}} expanding its reach to much of the Toledo, Ohio metropolitan area.
The station follows a community radio model, allowing local residents to apply for programs during periodic public application windows.{{Cite news |last=Garcia |first=Robert |date=July 19, 2020 |title=Solitary artists find communities online, on air waves, and |work=Toledo Blade |url=https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2020/07/19/solitary-artists-find-communities-online-on-air-waves-and-in-person-during-pandemic/stories/20200715103 |access-date=2023-04-16}} Those selected are provided with training, mentorship, and access to studio space in order to create and broadcast their own programming.
It is also a Pacifica affiliate,{{cite web|url=https://pacificanetwork.org/stations-2/ |title=Pacifica Affiliates |publisher=Pacificanetwork.org |date= |accessdate=2023-04-12}} syndicating national programs such as Democracy Now!
External links
- [https://www.toledoradio.org/ Station website]