WKNG (AM)

For the FM radio station in Heflin, Alabama, United States, see WKNG-FM.

WKNG

Tallapoosa, Georgia
Broadcast area	Atlanta and Birmingham metropolitan areas
Frequency	1060 kHz
Branding	King Country
Programming
Format	Classic Country
Affiliations	Fox News, Georgia News Network
Ownership
Owner	Gradick Communications (WKNG, LLC)
Sister stations	WBTR-FM, WCKS, WKNG-FM, WLBB
History
First air date	1977
Call sign meaning	WKiNG
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	73183
Class	D
Power	50,000 watts day 5,000 watts critical hours
Transmitter coordinates	33°44′6.00″N 85°15′8.00″W
Translator(s)	W229CI (93.7 MHz, Tallapoosa)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wkng.com

WKNG (branded as King Country) is a daytime operation only AM radio and FM radio station that is located in Tallapoosa, Georgia. The station broadcasts a Classic Country format and focuses on local programming within the West Georgia and East Alabama area. WKNG airs national and world news updates from Fox News, state news from the Georgia News Network, and local news that comes from sister station WLBB. Local programs featured are Tradeline, a Tradio show for people to buy, swap, sell, trade or give away items; Petline, for people who are selling, buying or looking for animals or to locate a lost animal or finding an animal and wanting to find its owner. Community calendar events are announced every hour along with weather updates.

WKNG covers from Atlanta, Georgia to Birmingham, Alabama and Chattanooga, Tennessee to Columbus, Georgia with a 50,000 watt signal. The station lowers its power to 5,000-watts two hours before signing off for the day at night each month.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 73183 (WKNG) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WKNG in Nielsen Audio's AM station database