WTXK

WTXK (1210 AM, "The Ticket") is a radio station licensed to serve Pike Road, Alabama, USA. The station, established in 1968, is currently owned and operated by Frontdoor Broadcasting, LLC.

WTXK broadcasts a sports format to the Montgomery, Alabama, area. Programming includes syndicated programming from Yahoo! Sports Radio.

In addition to the 1210 AM frequency, WTXK also broadcasts its programming on translator W298BC (107.5 FM) in Montgomery.

History

The 1190 years

This station began regular broadcast operations on October 5, 1968, as a 1,000 watt daytime-only AM station at 1190 kHz known as WAYD under the ownership of Wade B. Sullivan. WAYD aired a country & western music format through the entire 1970s.

In October 1981, Wade B. Sullivan reached an agreement to sell WAYD to RJG Communications, owned by Raymond F. Akin, Gordon L. Bostic, and J.A. Baxter Jr. The deal was approved by the FCC on December 3, 1981. RJG Communications in turn agreed in February 1983 to sell this station to MSB Communications, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on April 8, 1983.