WKDX

WKDX
City Hamlet, North Carolina
Slogan Power & Glory 1250 AM
Frequency 1250 kHz
Format Gospel
Power 1,000 watts day
80 watts night
Class D
Facility ID 56324
Transmitter coordinates 34°53′6.00″N 79°40′50.00″W / 34.8850000°N 79.6805556°W / 34.8850000; -79.6805556
Owner The Mclaurin Group
Website www.wkdx.net

WKDX (1250 AM) "The Spirit" is a radio station broadcasting a Gospel format.[1] Licensed to Hamlet, North Carolina, USA. The station is currently owned by The Mclaurin Group.[2]

History

WKDX was originally constructed and owned by Risden Allen Lyon of Wadesboro, North Carolina. The station was constructed in 1956.

Lyon sold the station to Peace Valley Baptist Church effective July 31, 1991.[3] In 1992 the Lyon family sued Peace Valley Baptist Church and several individuals involved with the transaction for non-payment, and regained ownership.

In 2000 the Lyon family sold WKDX to the McLaurin Group.

References

  1. "WKDX Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. Tom MacCallum, "No Peace in the Valley," Richmond County Daily Journal, February 13, 2008.


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