WKIK (FM)

WKIK (102.9 MHz) is a country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to California, Maryland, serving Southern Maryland and the Northern Neck. WKIK is owned and operated by Somar Communications, Inc.

WKIK

California, Maryland United States
Broadcast area	Southern Maryland Northern Neck
Frequency	102.9 MHz
Branding	"Country 102.9 WKIK"
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	Fox News Radio Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Somar Communications, Inc.
Sister stations	WMDM, WPTX, WSMD-FM
History
First air date	December 1994 (1994-12)
Former call signs	WBEY (1991–1994) WRFK (1994–1997) WKIK-FM (1997–2023)
Call sign meaning	"kick"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	60777
Class	A
ERP	4,000 watts
HAAT	120 meters (390 ft)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.country1029wkik.com

History

Tidewater Communications, controlled by Richard A. Myers, was granted a construction permit for a radio station on 102.9 MHz in California, Maryland, on May 23, 1991;^[2] the permit was soon issued the call sign WBEY.^[3] In 1993, Tidewater sold the permit to Somar Communications, owner of WMOM and WSMD, for $130,000.^[4] Somar signed the station on in December 1994^[5] as country music station WRFK.^[6]

The station's call sign was changed to WKIK-FM on January 1, 1997.^[7] The "-FM" suffix was dropped on April 4, 2023; this followed the shutdown earlier in the year of WKIK (1560 AM),^[8] the former WMOM, which had simulcast WKIK-FM^[9] since 2000.^[10]