WKIK (AM)

WKIK (1560 AM) was a United States commercial radio station serving La Plata and St. Charles, Maryland. The station broadcast a country music format,^[1] simulcast with WKIK-FM (102.9).^[2] WKIK was licensed to Somar Communications, Inc., and had a daytime-only license; 1560 AM is a United States clear-channel frequency.

WKIK

Former simulcast of WKIK-FM, California, Maryland
La Plata, Maryland United States
Broadcast area	Waldorf, Maryland Alexandria, Virginia
Frequency	1560 kHz
Programming
Format	Country
Ownership
Owner	Somar Communications, Inc.
Sister stations	WKIK-FM, WMDM, WPTX, WSMD
History
First air date	October 1965 (as WSMD)
Last air date	March 2023; 2 years ago (2023-03)
Former call signs	WSMD (1965–1981) WXTR (1981–1986) WCMD (1986–1991) WMOM (1991–1994) WSMD (1994–1995)
Call sign meaning	Former call letters of a defunct radio station in Leonardtown, Maryland, on 1370 AM
Technical information
Facility ID	60775
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts (daytime) 250 watts (critical hours)
Transmitter coordinates	38°32′36.4″N 76°59′35″W
Links
Website	country1029wkik.com

The station was assigned the WKIK call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on September 25, 1995.^[3] The station surrendered its license^[2] on March 16, 2023;^[4] it was canceled the next day.^[5]