WADK

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WADK
City of license Newport, Rhode Island
Broadcast area Rhode Island
Frequency 1540 kHz
First air date 1948[1]
Format News/Talk
Power 1000 watts (day)
3 watts (night)
Class D
Facility ID 58744
Transmitter Coordinates 41°30′13″N, 71°18′43″W
Callsign meaning "Aquidneck"[1]
Former callsigns WRJM[1]
Owner Astro Tele-Communications Corp.
Sister stations WJZS, WKFD
Website http://www.wadk.com/am/

WADK (1540 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Newport, Rhode Island. The station is owned by Astro Tele-Communications Corp. It airs a News/Talk format.[2]

The station has been assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since November 1953.[1][3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d WADK's History. WADK AM 1450 official website.
  2. ^ Winter 2008 Station Information Profile. Arbitron.
  3. ^ Call Sign History. FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.

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