WQYK (AM)
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WQYK AM 1010, "CBS SportsRadio", is a sports talk radio station in the Tampa, Florida area, owned by CBS Radio. It currently runs an all-sports format. The station broadcasts at 50,000 watts during the day and 5000 watts at night, directional towards the east and west to protect Jacksonville's WJXL by day, and New York City's WINS, Toronto's CFRB, and Calgary, Alberta's CBR at night.
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| City of license | Seffner, Florida |
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| Broadcast area | Tampa, Florida |
| Branding | 1010 CBS SportsRadio |
| Frequency | 1010 AM |
| First air date | originally 1971, relaunched in 1988 |
| Format | Sports talk |
| ERP | 50,000 watts day, 500 watts at night |
| Owner | CBS Radio |
| Sister stations | WLLD, WQYK, WRBQ, WSJT, WYUU part of CBS Corp. cluster with TV station WTOG |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 1010sportsonline.com |
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[edit] Station History
WQYK-AM was founded in 1970 when Suncoast Radio bought the defunct 1110-AM WALT and relaunched it as a 24-hour country music station. The signal was simulcast with WQYK-FM, 99.5 until 1977, when the AM station was sold to a religious broadcasting company and its call letters changed to WTIS.
In 1987, the owners of WQYK-FM (which had kept its country music format), acquired WCBF AM-1010 and relaunched it a year later as WQYK with a country format.[1]
The station has undergone many format changes since then, alternating between country and talk and sports. In January 2006, the station switched from a hot talk format (known as 1010 The Buzz) to classic country, and then changed to all-sports on August 10, 2007.
Nanci "The Fabulous Sports Babe" Donnellan is one of WQYK's most notable alumni. The station served as Donnellan's flagship during her show's run on the now-defunct Sports Fan Radio Network, from 1997 to 2001. However, since her 2007 return to fill-in work around the Tampa area, she has yet to guest host on WQYK even though she has guest hosted on rivals WHBO and WDAE.
[edit] CBS SportsRadio
The station currently carries NCAA football and NFL games via the Westwood One radio network, which is affiliated with station owner CBS Radio. It also carries coverage of the MLB's New York Yankees when the games do not conflict with Tampa Bay Rays games. The station is also affiliated with Sporting News Radio and broadcasts the network's national sports shows on weekends.
In 2007, WQYK-AM signed a contract to broadcast many University of South Florida sporting events, including men's and women's basketball and baseball games.
The station is currently the 2nd highest rated all sports radio station according to arbitron ratings for the Tampa/St. Pete radio market behind WDAE.[2]
[edit] Weekday broadcast lineup
2:00am - 6:00am David Stein
6:00am - 7:00am Tom Krasniqi
7:00am - 9:00am Mike Pepper
9:00am - 12:00pm The Free Stretch with Bobby Fenton
12:00pm - 2:00pm The SportChix
2:00pm - 3:00pm 1010 Magazine
3:00pm - 6:00pm Happy Hour with JP Peterson
6:00pm - 7:00pm Tim Brando
7:00pm - 10:00pm Arnie Spanier
10:00pm - 12:00am Todd Wright
(Lineup current as of April 1st, 2008)
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