WIKE

This article is about a Vermont radio station. For other uses, see Wike.
WIKE
City Newport, Vermont
Broadcast area Orleans County; Memphrémagog RCM
Frequency 1490 kHz C-QUAM AM stereo
First air date October 12, 1952
Format Country music
Audience share 3.1 (Fa'06, R&R[1])
Power 1,000 watts unlimited
Class C
Facility ID 49400
Transmitter coordinates 44°56′28.00″N 72°13′35.00″W / 44.9411111°N 72.2263889°W / 44.9411111; -72.2263889
Affiliations Cumulus Media Networks
Owner Vermont Broadcast Associates, Inc.
Sister stations WMOO

WIKE (1490 AM) is a radio station located in Newport, Vermont. It currently broadcasts a country music format at 1 kw 24 hours a day. It is owned by Vermont Broadcast Associates, Inc.

WIKE, along with 29 other Nassau Broadcasting Partners stations in northern New England, was purchased at bankruptcy auction by Carlisle Capital Corporation, a company controlled by Bill Binnie (owner of WBIN-TV in Derry), on May 22, 2012. The station, and 12 of the other stations, were then acquired by Vertical Capital Partners, controlled by Jeff Shapiro.[2][3] Soon after taking over, Vertical resold WIKE and WMOO to Vermont Broadcast Associates.[4]

The sale of WIKE and the other 12 stations was consummated on November 30, 2012, at a purchase price of $4.4 million. The resale of WIKE and WMOO was consummated on January 1, 2013, at a purchase price of $760,000.

References

  1. "Montpelier-Barre-Waterbury Market Ratings". Radio & Records.
  2. "Carlisle Capital Corp. Wins Bidding For Rest Of Nassau Stations". All Access. May 22, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  3. Venta, Lance (May 22, 2012). "Nassau Broadcasting Auction Results". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 24, 2012. (updated May 23, 2012)
  4. "Georgia AM Trio Sold". All Access. November 7, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2012.


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