WFKN

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WFKN
Broadcast area Simpson County, Kentucky
Frequency 1220 kHz
BrandingThe Best Country Around
Programming
Format Country music
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
April 1954 (1954-04)
Call sign meaning
Franklin
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 24245
Class D
Power
  • 250 watts (day)
  • 90 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
 36°44′20″N86°34′42″W / 36.73889°N 86.57833°W / 36.73889; -86.57833
Translator 92.3 W222CZ (Franklin)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website 923wfkn.com

WFKN (1220 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Franklin, Kentucky, United States. The station is currently owned by the Paxton Media Group through WFKN, LLC. [2] The station shares ownership with Franklin's local paper, the weekly Franklin Favorite.

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History

The station began operations in April 1954 under ownership of the Franklin Favorite, a weekly newspaper. Although it was acquired by the Henderson Gleaner-Journal in 1974, the station remained under control of the Favorite. [3]

The station has long gone without any FM companion until the mid-2010s, when low-power translator W222CZ was launched.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WFKN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "WFKN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State. Host Communications Incorporated. p. 144. ISBN   9781879688933.


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