WKYK (940 AM) is a

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broadcasting a

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music format. Licensed to Burnsville, North Carolina, United States. The station is currently owned by Mark Media.

History

J. Ardell Sink signed on WKYK in May 1967. In 1971 Burnsville Broadcasting, Inc. became Mark Media, Inc. after several purchases. While the company has had stations in

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and

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and Greenville and Charleston in

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, the company remained in Burnsville. Sink's son Michael was named president of Mark Media, Inc. and Mark Broadcasting, Inc. in 2009, adding to his duties as general manager of WKYK and

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and host of "Mike in the Morning" on WKYK.

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* * KYK {{NorthCarolina-radio-station-stub