WKYK

WKYK (940 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic country music format. Licensed to Burnsville, North Carolina, United States. The station is currently owned by Mark Media, Inc.

WKYK

Burnsville, North Carolina
Frequency	940 kHz
Programming
Format	Classic country
Affiliations	ABC News Radio
Ownership
Owner	Mark Media, Inc.
History
First air date	May 1967
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	40247
Class	B
Power	4,600 watts day 250 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	35°55′32″N 82°16′20″W
Translator(s)	104.7 W284DK (Burnsville)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	WKYK/WTOE Online

History

J. Ardell Sink signed on WKYK in May 1967. In 1971 Burnsville Broadcasting, Inc. became Mark Media, Inc. after several purchases. While the company has had stations in Charlotte and Asheville in North Carolina and Greenville and Charleston in South Carolina, the company remained in Burnsville.

Former logo

Sink's son Michael was named president of Mark Media, Inc. and Mark Broadcasting, Inc. in 2009, adding to his duties as general manager of WKYK and WTOE and host of "Mike in the Morning" on WKYK.^[2]