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WXKO
Fort Valley, Georgia;
Frequency	1150 kHz
Branding	The Superstations
Programmierung
Format	Sports
Affiliations	ESPN Radio
Ownership
Owner	Bill Shanks; (Shanks Broadcasting, LLC);
History
First air date	1951 (as WFPM)
Former call signs	WFPM (1951–1981)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	41988
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts day; 62 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	32°34′34.00″N 83°54′17.00″W / 32.5761111°N 83.9047222°W
Translator(s)	93.1 W226BZ (Macon); 105.9 W290BD (Montezuma)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	thesuperstations.com

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WXKO (1150 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Fort Valley, Georgia, United States, the station is owned by Bill Shanks, through licensee Shanks Broadcasting, LLC.

History

On June 1, 2016, WXKO changed their format to sports, with programming from ESPN Radio.^[2]

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WXKO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ ESPN Radio Returns to Macon Radioinsight - June 1, 2016

External links

Facility details for Facility ID 41988 (WXKO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WXKO in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Facility details for Facility ID 141571 (W226BZ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
W226BZ at FCCdata.org
Facility details for Facility ID 153357 (W290BD) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
W290DB at FCCdata.org

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[1] "Facility Technical Data for WXKO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] ESPN Radio Returns to Macon Radioinsight - June 1, 2016

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-{{Infobox Radio station
+{{Infobox radio station
-| name                 = WXKO
+| name             = WXKO
-| image                =
+| logo             =
-| city                 = [[Fort Valley, Georgia|Fort Valley]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
+| city             = [[Fort Valley, Georgia]]
-| area                 =
+| area             =
-| branding             = [[Real Country WXKO]]
+| branding         = ''The Superstations''
-| slogan               =
+| frequency        = 1150 [[kHz]]
+| translator       = {{Radio Relay|93.1|W226BZ|[[Macon, Georgia|Macon]]}}<br>{{Radio Relay|105.9|W290BD|[[Montezuma, Georgia|Montezuma]]}}
-| airdate              =
-| frequency            = 1150 [[kHz]]
+| airdate          = [[1951 in radio|1951]] (as WFPM)
-| format               = [[Country music|Country]]
+| format           = [[Sports radio|Sports]]
-| power                = 1,000 [[watt]]s day<br>62 [[watt]]s night
+| power            = 1,000 [[watt]]s day<br>62 [[watt]]s night
-| erp                  =
+| class            = D
-| haat                 =
+| facility_id      = 41988
+| coordinates      = {{coord|32|34|34.00|N|83|54|17.00|W|region:US_type:city}}
-| class                = D
+| callsign_meaning =
-| facility_id          = 41988
+| former_callsigns = WFPM (1951–1981)
-| coordinates          = {{coord|32|34|34.00|N|83|54|17.00|W|region:US_type:city}}
-| callsign_meaning     =
+| affiliations     = [[ESPN Radio]]
-| former_callsigns     =
+| owner            = Bill Shanks
-| owner                = Sun Broadcasting, Inc. Perry, GA
+| licensee         = Shanks Broadcasting, LLC
+| webcast          = {{listen live|http://thesuperstations.com/live/}}
-| licensee             =
+| website          = [http://www.thesuperstations.com thesuperstations.com]
-| sister_stations      = WBML-AM Macon, GA W290AQ 105.9
+| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
-| webcast              =
-| website              =
-| affiliations         = Citidel Real Country
 }}
-'''WXKO''' (1150 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[Country music|Country]] format. The Station also rebroadcast on FM 105.9. Licensed to [[Fort Valley, Georgia]], USA.  The station was purchased by Sun Broadcasting,Inc. of Perry, GA and is a sister station to WBML-AM Macon, GA and sister publication is the Houston Home Journal in Perry. The new studio location will be in Perry.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WXKO |title=WXKO Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
+'''WXKO''' (1150 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[sports radio|sports]] format. Licensed to [[Fort Valley, Georgia]], United States, the station is owned by Bill Shanks, through licensee Shanks Broadcasting, LLC.
+==History==
+On June 1, 2016, WXKO changed their format to sports, with programming from [[ESPN Radio]].<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/106564/espn-radio-returns-to-macon/ ESPN Radio Returns to Macon] Radioinsight - June 1, 2016</ref>
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
-*{{AMQ|WXKO}}
+{{AM station data|41988|WXKO}}
+*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|141571|W226BZ}}
-*{{AML|WXKO}}
-*{{AMARB|WXKO}}
+*{{FXL|W226BZ}}
+*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|153357|W290BD}}
+*{{FXL|W290DB}}
+{{Macon Radio}}
+{{Sports Radio Stations in Georgia}}
 [[Category:Radio stations in Georgia (U.S. state)|XKO]]
+[[Category:Sports radio stations in the United States]]
+[[Category:Radio stations established in 1951]]
+[[Category:1951 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)]]

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