On February 13, 1947, WILK first signed on the air. The first studios were located at 88 North Franklin Street in Wilkes-Barre. The station's original broadcast frequency was 1450 kHz, operating at 250 watts during its early years. In 1951
WSCR in Scranton moved from 1000 kHz to 1320, making it possible for WILK to move to
AM 980 with a three tower array, increasing its power to 5000 watts
non-directional by day and 1000 watts
directional at night. It was an
affiliate of the
ABC Radio Network. On February 6, 1954, the station
signed on a television station, WILK-TV Channel 34. Because WILK had been a long-time ABC Radio affiliate, WILK-TV took the
ABC television affiliation. That station merged with Scranton's WARM-TV to form
WNEP-TV on Channel 16. From the 1990s until 2005, WILK was the originating station for the WILK Radio Network. However, that distinction now belongs to FM
sister station WILK-FM. The station is voiced by Aaron Bradley. ==References==