Bowling Green, Kentucky is the 182nd largest media market in the United States, with roughly 78,870 homes, 0.069% of all homes in the United States. [1] As of 2022, the Bowling Green DMA comprises Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Hart, Metcalfe, and Warren Counties in Kentucky.
Station callsign | RF Channel | VC | Network affiliation | Owner | Notes/References/External links |
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WDNZ-LD | 11.1 | 11.1 | MyNetworkTV (primary) Biz TV/Antenna TV (secondary) | Daily News Broadcasting Company | |
WDNZ-LD | 11.2 | 11.2 | Stadium | ||
WDNZ-LD | 11.3 | 11.3 | The Country Network | ||
WDNZ-LD | 11.4 | 11.4 | Antenna TV | ||
WDNZ-LD | 12.1 | 11.5 | Estrella TV | ||
WBKO | 13.1 | 13.1 | ABC (Cable 9) | Gray Television | WBKO.com Also broadcasting over translator WBGS-LD. |
WBKO-DT2 | 13.2 | 13.2 | Fox (Cable 8) | ||
WBKO-DT3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | The CW The CW Plus (Cable 12) | ||
WKYU-TV | 18.1 | 24.1 | PBS (Cable 11) | Western Kentucky University | [3] |
WKYU-DT2 | 18.2 | 24.2 | Create | ||
WKYU-DT3 | 18.3 | 24.3 | Independent (NWS Weather radar) | Audio of NOAA Weather Radio station KIH45 | |
WPBM-CD | 46.1 | 31.1 | Religious Independent (primary) GEB America The Walk TV | Marvey B. and Frances Wood | Licensed to Scottsville |
WCZU-LD | 19.1 | 39.1 | Court TV | HC2 Broadcasting (formerly DTV America) | [4] |
WCZU-LD2 | 19.2 | 39.2 | Buzzr | ||
WCZU-LD3 | 19.3 | 39.3 | Bounce TV | ||
WCZU-LD4 | 19.4 | 39.4 | Sonlife Broadcasting Network | ||
WCZU-LD5 | 19.5 | 39.5 | Grit | ||
WCZU-LD6 | 19.6 | 39.6 | Escape | ||
WCZU-LD7 | 19.7 | 39.7 | Cozi TV | ||
WNKY | 24.1 | 40.1 | NBC (Cable 7) | Marquee Broadcasting | WNKY.net [5] |
WNKY-DT2 | 24.2 | 40.2 | CBS (Cable 10) | ||
WNKY-DT3 | 24.3 | 40.3 | MeTV | ||
WKGB-TV | 29.1 | 53.1 | KET / PBS (Satellite station of WKLE-TV Lexington) | Kentucky Authority for Educational Television | [6] |
WKGB-DT2 | 29.2 | 53.2 | KET2 / PBS Encore | Simulcast of WKMJ-TV Louisville | [6] |
WKGB-DT3 | 29.3 | 53.3 | KET KY - The Kentucky Channel | [6] | |
WKGB-DT4 | 29.4 | 53.4 | KET Kids | ||
WBGS-LD | 34.1 | 34.1 | Telemundo | Gray Television | |
WBGS-LD2 | 34.2 | 34.2 | ABC (WBKO) cc | ||
WBGS-LD3 | 34 3 | 34.3 | Heroes & Icons | ||
WBGS-LD4 | 34.4 | 34.4 | HSN | ||
Bowling Green's local cable television operator is Spectrum (formerly Time Warner Cable).
In addition to the stations listed above, Bowling Green is, by default, also served by the following out-of-market television stations listed below due to the close proximity to the area.
Station | Digital (RF) | VC | Network | City of license Market of origin | Owner | Notes/References/Webpage(s) |
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WTVF | 36.1 | 5.1 | CBS | Nashville, TN | The E.W. Scripps Company | [7] |
WTVF-DT2 | 36.2 | 5.2 | Independent / "NewsChannel 5+" | [8] | ||
WTVF-DT3 | 36.3 | 5.3 | Laff | |||
WZTV | 20.1 | 17.1 | FOX | Sinclair Broadcasting Group | FOX17.com | |
WZTV-DT2 | 20.2 | 17.2 | The CW | |||
WZTV-DT3 | 20.3 | 17.3 | Antenna TV | Website | ||
WZTV-DT4 | 20.4 | 17.4 | TBD | |||
WUXP | 21.1 | 30.1 | MyNetworkTV | MyTV30web.com | ||
WUXP-DT2 | 21.2 | 30.2 | GetTV | GetTV website | ||
WUXP-DT3 | 21.3 | 30.3 | Comet | Website | ||
WNAB | 30.1 | 58.1 | Dabl | Tennessee Broadcasting (operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group) | ||
WNAB-DT2 | 30.2 | 58.2 | Stadium | |||
WNAB-DT3 | 30.3 | 58.3 | Charge! | |||
While Bowling Green does not really currently have its own radio market, the general area is served by numerous radio stations. The Bowling Green radio market originally included Allen, Barren, Edmonson, Hart, Metcalfe, and Warren Counties. [9]
kHz | Call | Format | On-air identity | External link | Notes |
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930 AM | WKCT | News/Talk | Talk 104 / 93 WKCT | talk104fm.com | |
1150 AM | WLOC | Country | AM 1150 WLOC | Licensed to Munfordville | |
1230 AM | WCDS | Sports | ESPN Radio 1230 | ESPNKY.com | Licensed to Glasgow |
1340 AM | WBGN | Oldies | AM 1340 & FM 94.5 WBGN | 1340WBGN.com | |
1450 AM | WWKU | Sports | ESPN Radio 1450 | ESPNKY.com | Licensed to Plum Springs |
1490 AM | WCLU | Oldies | AM 1490 WCLU | WCLUradio.com | Licensed to Glasgow |
1570 AM | WLBQ | Full service/Classic Hits | BeechTree Radio | Website | Licensed to Morgantown |
# - Clear-channel AM radio station; best quality signal at night.
MHz | Call | Format | On-air identity | External link | Notes |
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88.1 | WAYD | Christian Contemporary | Way FM | WAYfm.com | Licensed to Auburn |
88.9 | WKYU-FM | Public Radio/NPR | WKU Public Radio | wkyufm.org | Originates from Western Kentucky University |
90.7 | WCVK | Christian Contemporary | Christian Family Radio | WCVK website | |
91.7 | WWHR | College radio | Revolution 91.7 | Originates from Western Kentucky University | |
93.3 | WDNS | Classic Rock | D-93 | WDNSfm.com | |
94.1 | WLYE-FM | Classic country | Real Country Willie 94.1 | willie941.com | Licensed to Glasgow |
95.1 | WGGC | Country | Goober 95.1 | WGGC.com | |
95.9 | W240CP | Top 40/CHR | 96 Hits | Translator of WOVO-HD2/Horse Cave. Also broadcast on W239BT 95.7 FM Glasgow. | |
96.7 | WBVR-FM | Country | Beaver 96.7 | Beaverfm.com | Licensed to Auburn. |
97.5 | W248CF | Classical | WKU Classical | N/A | WKYU-FM-HD2 88.9-2 |
98.3 | W252CV | Classic rock | 98.3 The Edge | 983theedge.com | Translator of WPTQ-HD2/Glasgow; also broadcast over 100.1 FM W261BD/Bowling Green |
99.3 | WVLE | Adult contemporary | 99.3 Love FM | WVLE.com | Licensed to Scottsville |
100.7 | WKLX | Adult hits | 100.7 Sam FM | bowlinggreensam.com | Licensed to Brownsville; rebroadcasts on WKYY 99.1 FM Morgantown |
102.3 | WLLI | Classic country | Willie 94.1 | wcluradio.com | Licensed to Munfordville |
102.7 | W274BQ | Sports | ESPN Radio 1450 | espnky.com | Translator of WWKU-AM/Plum Springs |
103.7 | WHHT | Country | 103.7 Nash Icon | Licensed to Cave City | |
104.1 | W281BV | News/Talk | Talk 104 / 93 WKCT | talk104fm.com | Translator of WKCT-AM/Bowling Green |
105.3 | WPTQ | Classic rock | 105.3 The Point | 105.3thepoint.com | Licensed to Glasgow |
106.3 | WOVO | Adult Contemporary | WOVO my 106.3 | wovo1063.com | Licensed to Horse Cave |
107.1 | WUHU | Top 40/CHR | All-hit WUHU 107 | allhitWUHU107.com | Licensed to Smiths Grove |
Bowling Green is also served by two NOAA Weather Radio stations:
Bowling Green is a home rule-class city and the county seat of Warren County, Kentucky, United States. Founded by pioneers in 1798, Bowling Green was the provisional capital of Confederate Kentucky during the American Civil War. As of the 2020 census, its population of 72,294 made it the third-most-populous city in the state after Louisville and Lexington; its metropolitan area, which is the fourth largest in the state after Louisville, Lexington, and Northern Kentucky, had an estimated population of 179,240; and the combined statistical area it shares with Glasgow has an estimated population of 233,560.
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WNKY is a television station in Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States, affiliated with NBC and CBS. It is owned by Marquee Broadcasting alongside two low-power stations: Ion Television affiliate WNKY-LD and Glasgow-licensed MyNetworkTV affiliate WDNZ-LD. The three stations share studios on Chestnut Street in downtown Bowling Green; WNKY's transmitter is located on Pilot Knob near Smiths Grove, Kentucky.
WKYU-TV is a secondary PBS member television station in Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States. Owned by Western Kentucky University as an arm of its Information Technology department, it is a sister station to NPR member network WKU Public Radio and its flagship station WKYU-FM. The two outlets share studios on College Heights Boulevard on the WKU campus; WKYU-TV's transmitter is located six miles (10 km) north of Bowling Green along KY 185, on a tower shared with ABC/Fox/CW+ affiliate WBKO and Telemundo affiliate WBGS-LD.
WPBM-CD is a low-power, Class A religious independent television station in Scottsville, Kentucky, United States. The station is owned by Scottsville businessman and minister Marvey B. Wood and his late wife, Frances. They are the sole owners of the station, doing business as Proclaim Broadcasting, Inc.
WKU Public Radio is the public radio service of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It is a division of the Department of Information Technology at WKU. The network consists of four FM radio stations and one FM translator. Combined, the stations cover most of Western Kentucky and parts of Indiana and Tennessee, reaching into the northern suburbs of Nashville.
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WXMZ is an American radio station that is licensed to serve and located in Hartford, Kentucky. The station is owned by Radio Active Media, Inc., and it currently broadcasts an oldies format. The station's studios are located at 314 South Main Street in downtown Hartford and its transmitter is located along Bald Knob Road off US 231 near Cromwell.
WVVR is a radio station licensed to serve Hopkinsville, Kentucky. The station is owned by Saga Communications through licensee Saga Communications of Tuckessee, LLC, and operates as part of its Five Star Media Group. It airs a country music format.
WWKU is an ESPN Radio–affiliated sports radio–formatted radio station licensed to Plum Springs, Kentucky, United States, and serving the greater Bowling Green area. The station is owned by Charles M. Anderson as part of a conglomerate with Brownsville–licensed classic hits station WKLX, Glasgow–licensed classic rock station WPTQ and Horse Cave–licensed adult contemporary station WOVO. All three stations share studios on McIntosh Street near US 231 on the south side of Bowling Green, and its transmitter is located off US 68/KY 80 adjacent to the Barren River northeast of downtown.
WBVR-FM is a country music–formatted radio station licensed to Auburn, Kentucky, United States, and serving the Bowling Green area. The station is owned by Forever Communications, Inc. as part of a conglomerate with Bowling Green–licensed oldies station WBGN, Glasgow–licensed country music station WLYE-FM, and Smiths Grove–licensed Top 40/CHR station WUHU. All four stations share studios on Scottsville Road in southern Bowling Green, and the station's transmitter is located in northwestern Allen County just east of Alvaton.
WGGC is a country music–formatted radio station licensed to and serving Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States. The station is owned by Skytower Communications. Its transmitter is located in northern Allen County on Kentucky Route 101 near the Warren/Allen County line. Its broadcasting studio is located at 1727 US 31W Bypass in Bowling Green.
WLYE-FM is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Glasgow, Kentucky, United States, the station serves the Bowling Green area. The station is currently owned by Forever Communications, Inc. and features programming from Fox News Radio and Real Country.
WCZU-LD is a low-power television station in Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States, affiliated with The365. The station is owned by Innovate Corp. and licensed to its subsidiary DTV America Corporation. WCZU-LD's transmitter is located near Wingfield, in unincorporated southwestern Edmonson County along KY 1749.
WBGS-LD is a low-power television station in Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States, affiliated with the Spanish-language network Telemundo. Owned by Gray Television alongside ABC/Fox/CW+ affiliate WBKO, it also functions as a translator for the main subchannel of its full-power sister station. The two stations share studios on Russellville Road near Interstate 165 in Bowling Green, and both stations' transmitting facilities and shared tower space is located on KY 185 in unincorporated northern Warren County.
Glasgow, Kentucky is technically considered to be part of the Bowling Green, Kentucky DMA, which is ranked as the 182nd largest media market in the United States.
Hopkinsville, Kentucky is served by various media outlets. While it is one of two principal cities in its own radio market, it is considered to be part of the Nashville, Tennessee DMA, which is ranked as the 29 largest media market in the United States.