WALK-FM
hot adult contemporary radio station in Patchogue, New York, United States
WALK-FM (97.5 FM) is a hot adult contemporary radio station licensed to Patchogue, New York, and serving Long Island. The station is owned by Connoisseur Media, with studios and offices located at Airport Plaza in Farmingdale, New York, and its transmitter located on Telescope Hill in Farmingville, New York. WALK-FM broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format with its HD2 channel carrying the mainstream rock programming of co-owned 94.3 WWSK.
History
1952 to 1999
WALK-FM first signed on the air on December 12, 1952. It was owned by the Suffolk Broadcasting Corporation, and was the FM counterpart to co-owned WALK (1370 AM). WALK was a daytimer station, so WALK-FM allowed listeners with FM radios to hear the programming after sunset. In its early years, WALK-AM-FM played classical music, big band, adult standards and jazz. WALK-FM was originally powered at 15,000 watts, only heard in the western part of Suffolk County.
The WALK stations were purchased in 1963 by the Island Broadcasting System along with their sister station in Riverhead, WRIV. Island Broadcasting was owned in part by NBC News anchorman Chet Huntley. In 1997, WALK-AM-FM were acquired by Chancellor Communications.
One of WALK-FM's longest running shows was "Klein 'til 9 and Again 'til 10" hosted by Bob Klein.
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