WTKS (AM)

WTKS
Broadcast areaSavannah metropolitan area
Frequency1290 kHz
BrandingNewsRadio 97.7 and 1290 AM WTKS
Programming
FormatConservative talk
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
October 15, 1929 (1929-10-15)
Former call signs
  • WTOC (1929–1979)
  • WWSA (1979–1987)
  • WCHY (1987–2002)
Call sign meaning
"Talks"
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID8589
ClassB
Power
  • 5,300 watts (day)
  • 5,000 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
32°5′21.7″N 81°8′45.4″W / 32.089361°N 81.145944°W / 32.089361; -81.145944
Translator97.7 W249BS (Savannah)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via iHeartRadio)
Websitenewsradio1290wtks.iheart.com

WTKS (1290 AM, "NewsRadio 97.7 and AM 1290") is a commercial radio station licensed to Savannah, Georgia, United States, and serving the Savannah metropolitan area. Owned by iHeartMedia, it features a conservative talk format, with studios and transmitter located in Garden City, Georgia (with a Savannah address). WTKS is also simulcast on low-power FM translator, W249BS (97.7 FM).