WMOK 920 AM is a

radio station Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radio ...

broadcasting a

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

format. Licensed to

Metropolis, Illinois Metropolis is a city located along the Ohio River in Massac County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of 6,537 according to the 2010 United States Census. Metropolis is the county seat of Massac County and is part of the Paducah, K ...

, the station serves

Southern Illinois Southern Illinois, also known as Little Egypt, is the southern third of Illinois, principally along and south of Interstate 64. Although part of a Midwestern United States, Midwestern state, this region is aligned in culture more with that of th ...

, and the

Paducah, Kentucky Paducah ( ) is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of McCracken County, Kentucky. The largest city in the Jackson Purchase region, it is located at the confluence of the Tennessee and the Ohio rivers, halfway between St. Louis, Missour ...

area. WMOK is owned by

Withers Broadcasting Withers Broadcasting Companies is a radio broadcasting company based in southern Illinois. Founded in 1972 by the late W. Russell Withers, Jr., and now owned by his daughter Dana Withers, the company owns several radio stations across the United ...

, which purchased the station in 1997.
Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1998
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, 1998. p. D-139. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

History

The station began broadcasting on February 4, 1951, and originally ran 500 watts during daytime hours only.History Cards for WMOK
fcc.gov. Retrieved July 24, 2018. The station's power was increased to 1,000 watts in 1954. By 1989, the station had added nighttime operations, running 73 watts.
Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1989
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, 1989. p. B-95. Retrieved July 24, 2018. In 2008, the station's nighttime power was increased to 750 watts.Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station
fcc.gov. Retrieved July 24, 2018. The station has long aired a country music format.
Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1983
', Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1983. p. B-75. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

References

External links

WMOK's websiteWithers Broadcasting Website
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