WCKF
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WCKF
| logo =
| city = Ashland, Alabama
| area = Clay, Randolph, Talladega, Cleburne, Calhoun, St. Clair, Tallapoosa, Coosa
| branding = Alabama 100
| airdate = December 17, 2007
| frequency = 100.7 MHz
| format = Country
| erp = 1,900 watts
| haat = 180 meters (591 feet)
| class = A
| facility_id = 165962
| coordinates = {{coord|33|19|14|N|85|51|39|W}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns =
| affiliations = PRN
| owner = WCKF, LLC
| licensee =
| sister_stations =
| webcast =
| website = [https://alabama100.com alabama100.com]
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
WCKF (100.7 FM, "Alabama 100") is a radio station licensed to serve Ashland, Alabama. The station is owned L.E. GRADICK, WCKF, LLC.{{cite web |work=Arbitron |url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?srvy_id=WI08&surveyID=WI08&band=fm&callLetter=WCKF |title=Winter 2008 Station Information Profile}}
Programming
WCKF programming includes a tradio program named Trade Line, PRN NASCAR programming, and Alabama Crimson Tide football and basketball.
History
This 100.7 MHz frequency became available after WHMA-FM, an unrelated country formatted station at 100.5 MHz, known as "Alabama 100", moved to Atlanta in early 2001, and WANZ in Northport, Alabama, changed its dial position from 100.7 MHz to 100.5 MHz and began broadcasting from a taller tower near Vance, Alabama, in April 2003.{{cite web |work=Alabama Broadcast Media Page |title=FM History Profile: WCKF |url=http://www.almediapage.info/profiles/wckf.html |access-date=November 6, 2014}}
The new 100.7 MHz station was assigned the WCKF call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on November 28, 2006.{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=165962&Callsign=WCKF |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database}} WCKF came on the air as a sister station to co-owned WCKA (810 AM) at the end of January 2008. The station received its license to cover from the FCC on January 25, 2008.{{cite web |work=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BLH-20071218ABA) |date=2008-01-25 |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1224348}} On May 1, 2010, Alabama 100.7 WCKF, became their own LLC: WCKF, LLC.
References
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External links
- {{FM station data|739054|WCKF}}
{{Anniston Radio}}
{{Country Radio Stations in Alabama}}
Category:Classic country radio stations in the United States