WKAN (1320 AM) is a

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broadcasting a Talk/Personality format. Licensed to

Kankakee, Illinois Kankakee is a city in and the county seat of Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. As of 2020, the city's population was 24,052. Kankakee is a principal city of the Kankakee-Bourbonnais-Bradley Metropolitan Statistical Area. It serves as an ...

, United States. The station is currently owned by STARadio Corporation and features programming from

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and Westwood One.

FM Translator

In addition to the main station at 1320

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, WKAN is relayed by an FM translator which provides improved sound and coverage.

Programming

WKAN broadcasts a local morning show, The Morning Roundtable hosted by Joshua Carman, weekdays 7-9am. Another local show is the Ron Jackson Show, which airs Saturdays 11am-Noon. WKAN also broadcasts several network shows such as

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, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, and

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. Local news is covered by Jared Cerullo. Other news is provided by Fox News Radio and Illinois News Network.

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