WKNG (AM)

For the FM radio station in Heflin, Alabama, United States, see WKNG-FM.

WKNG

City	Tallapoosa, Georgia
Broadcast area	Atlanta and Birmingham metropolitan areas
Branding	King Country
Slogan	Our Hometown Station
Frequency	1060 kHz
First air date	1977
Format	Classic Country
Power	50,000 watts day 5,000 watts critical hours
Class	D
Facility ID	73183
Transmitter coordinates	33°44′6.00″N 85°15′8.00″W / 33.7350000°N 85.2522222°W / 33.7350000; -85.2522222
Callsign meaning	WKiNG
Affiliations	Fox News, Georgia News Network
Owner	Gradick Communications (WKNG, LLC)
Sister stations	WBTR-FM, WCKS, WKNG-FM, WLBB
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wkng.com

WKNG (branded as King Country) is a daytime operation only AM radio station that is located in Tallapoosa, Georgia. The station broadcasts a Classic Country format and focuses on local programming within the West Georgia and East Alabama area. WKNG airs national and world news updates from Fox News, state news from the Georgia News Network, and local news that comes from sister station WLBB. Local programs featured are Tradeline, a call-in show for people to buy, swap, sell, trade or give away items; Petline, for people who are selling, buying or looking for animals or to locate a lost animal or finding an animal and wanting to find its owner. Community calendar events are announced every hour along with weather updates.

WKNG covers from Atlanta, Georgia to Birmingham, Alabama and Chattanooga, Tennessee to Columbus, Georgia with a 50,000 watt signal. The station lowers its power to 5,000-watts two hours before signing off for the day at night each month. ^[1]

References

↑ "WKNG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for WKNG

Radio-Locator Information on WKNG

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WKNG

Radio stations in the Atlanta, Georgia market

By AM frequency	550 590 610² 640 680 750¹♦ 790 (830) 860 890 920 970 1010² 1040 1080² 1100² (1120) 1160 1190 1230 1270 1290² 1300 1310 1320 1330 1340 1380 1400 1400 1410 1420 1430 1450 1460 1480 1500 1520 1550² 1570 1600² 1690 ¹Clear-channel stations with extended nighttime coverage ²Broadcast in Spanish (fulltime)

By FM frequency	88.1 88.5 89.1 89.3 90.1 90.7 90.7 91.1 91.5 91.7 91.9 92.1 92.9 93.3 94.1 94.5 94.9 95.5♦ 96.1 96.5 96.7 97.1 97.5♣ 97.9 98.1 98.5 98.9 99.7 100.5 101.5 101.9² 102.3² 102.5 102.9 102.9♣ 103.3 103.7 104.1 104.7 105.3² 105.7 106.7 107.1 107.5♣ 107.9 ♣WUMJ simulcasts W275BK ♦WSBB-FM simulcasts WSB AM

NOAA Weather Radio	162.550

By callsign	KEC80 WABE WAEC WAFS WALR-FM WAMJ WAOK WAOS WATB WAZX WAZX-FM WBCX WBHF WBZY WCFO WCHK WCLK WCNN WCOH WDCY WDPC WDUN WDWD WFGM WFOM WFSH-FM WFTD WGFS WGKA WGST WHIE WHTA WIFN WIGO WJGA-FM WJSP-FM WJTP WKHX-FM WKKP WLBB WLKQ-FM WLTA WMLB WMVV WMVW WNEA WNIV WNNX WNSY WPBC WPBS WPCG-LP WPLO WPZE WQXI WRAS WRDA WRDG WREK WRFG WSB WSB-FM WSBB-FM WSRV WSTR WTSH-FM WTZA WUBL WUMJ WUWG WVEE WVFJ-FM WWEV-FM WWPW WWWE WWWQ WXEM WXJO WXKT WYAY WYXC WYZE WZGC W233BF W243CE W250BC W255CJ W275BK

Internet radio	99X Atlanta WGHR

Defunct	WERD (860 AM) WGHR (102.5/100.7) WHLE-LP (106.3 FM) WTJH (1260 AM)

Satellite radio local traffic/weather XM Channel 227 Sirius Channel 153 Georgia radio markets Albany Atlanta Augusta Brunswick Columbus Macon Savannah Valdosta Other Georgia radio regions Rome Thomasville/Bainbridge Waycross See also List of radio stations in Georgia

Country radio stations in the state of Georgia

Stations	WAAC – Valdosta WAJQ-FM – Alma WBAF – Barnesville WBTR-FM – Carrollton WBYZ – Baxley WCJM-FM – West Point WCOH – Newnan WCON – Cornelia WCON-FM – Cornelia WDAL - Dalton WDEN – Macon WEKS – Zebulon WFDR - Manchester WFFM – Ashburn WGCO – Midway/Savannah WHIE – Griffin WHKN – Millen WIFO – Jesup WIHB – Macon WIHB-FM – Gray WISK-FM – Americus WJCL-FM – Savannah WJTH – Calhoun WKAA – Willacoochee WKAK – Albany WKBX – Kingsland WKCN – Lumpkin WKHX – Marietta WKKP – McDonough WKLY – Hartwell WKNG – Tallapoosa WKUB – Blackshear WKZR – Milledgeville WKZZ – Tifton WLHR – Lavonia WLJA – Ellijay WLUB – Augusta WLYU – Lyons WMCG – Milan WMNZ – Montezuma WMOQ – Bostwick WNGC – Toccoa WOBB – Tifton WOKA-FM – Douglas WPEH – Louisville WPPL – Blue Ridge WQCH – Lafayette WQZY – Dublin WRJY – Brunswick WRLD - Columbus (Valley, AL) WSGA – Hinesville WSGC – Elberton WSNT – Sandersville WSNT-FM – Sandersville WSRM – Coosa WTHO – Thomson WTIF-FM – Omega WTSH – Aragon WTUF – Boston WUBL – Atlanta WUCG-LP – Blairsville WUFF – Eastman WUFF-FM – Eastman WULK – Crawfordville WXLI – Dublin WXRS-FM – Swainsboro WYNR – Waycross WYUM – Mount Vernon WYYZ – Jasper WZAT – Tybee Island/Savannah WZCH – Warner Robins WZQZ – Trion

Defunct	WBBK – Blakely WCUG – Cuthbert

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Georgia

Daytime-Only radio stations in Georgia

Stations	WAFS - Atlanta WAYS - Macon WBAF - Barnesville WCGA - Woodbine WDCY - Douglasville WDGR - Dahlongea WDPC - Dallas WFTD - Marietta WGTJ - Murrayville WHGH - Thomasville WISK - Lawrenceville WJTP - Lithia Springs WKNG - Tallapoosa WKVQ - Eatonton WLBA - Gainesville WLOV - Washington WPBS - Conyers WPGY - Ellijay WQCH - Lafayette WROM - Rome WSEM - Donalsonville WTTI - Dalton WUFE - Baxley WUFF - Eastman WVCC - Hogansville WWIO - St. Marys WWWE - Hapeville WXAG - Athens WXJO - Douglasville WYIS - McRae WYZI - Royston WZQZ - Trion WZYN - Hahira

Defunct	WBBK - Blakely WBKZ - Jefferson WCUG - Cuthbert WSBX - Ochlocknee

See also: Clear channel radio stations and Why AM Radio Stations Must Reduce Power, Change Operations, or Cease Operations at Night

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