KWKA (680 AM) is a

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licensed to serve Clovis, New Mexico. The station is owned by Zia Broadcasting. It broadcasts a

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format. The station was assigned the KWKA call letters by the

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. This radio station was founded by Norm Petty, producer for

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and the Crickets and The Fireballs. The call letters KWKA were requested by Petty after a conversation with

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, who said one of his favorite American radio stations was KWKH, in Louisiana. The station was sold to Zia Broadcasting in 2009.

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FCC History Cards for KWKAKWKA 680 AM Facebook
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