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WPOK (AM)

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format, simulcast on its FM sister station 103.1 WPOK-FM. The FM changed its callsign to WJEZ in November 1984, and by 1989 AM and FM had separate formats: 1080 WPOK with
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and increase power from 250 watts to 1,900 watts. Its FM sister station, which had recently changed frequency to 93.7, survived to become WTRX-FM in 2003, then
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format. It surrendered its license on 24 March 1998 during its renewal process, and was deleted on 18 June 1998. The station's license was surrendered so that
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in the late 20th century. Owned by Collins Miller and Lane Lindstrom, it went on the air on August 1, 1966. In 1975 it was running a
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Why AM Radio Stations Must Reduce Power, Change Operations, or Cease Operations at Night
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Federal Communications Commission AM Broadcast Station Construction Permit
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This article about a radio station in Illinois is a
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Index

Pontiac, Illinois
Bloomington-Normal
Frequency
kHz
Format
Adult standards
CBS
Sister stations
WJBC-FM
Dwight
WJEZ
1998
Facility ID
Power
watts
daytime only
40°52′31″N 88°36′11″W / 40.87528°N 88.60306°W / 40.87528; -88.60306 (WPOK (AM) (defunct))
daytime-only
AM broadcasting
Pontiac, Illinois
middle of the road (music)
oldies
country music
adult standards
WNWI
Valparaiso, Indiana
Oak Lawn, Illinois
WJBC-FM
"WPOK-AM (Pontiac)"
Wellington, New Zealand

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