WGKY

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WGKY
Broadcast area Paducah, Kentucky
Charleston, Missouri
Frequency 95.9 MHz
BrandingFox Sports 95.9
Programming
Format Sports
Affiliations Fox Sports Radio
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
January 1987
Former call signs
WCRG (1985–1986)
WYMC-FM (1986–1991)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 53945
Class A
ERP 2,450 watts
HAAT 110 meters
Transmitter coordinates
36°56′17″N88°58′1″W / 36.93806°N 88.96694°W / 36.93806; -88.96694
Links
Public license information
Website foxsports959.com

WGKY (95.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Wickliffe, Kentucky, United States, the station is owned by Dana Withers' Withers Broadcasting, through licensee Withers Broadcasting Company of Paducah, LLC, and features programming from Fox Sports Radio. [2]

Contents

History

The station went on the air as WCRG on May 9, 1985. On October 2, 1986, the station changed its call sign to WYMC-FM; then on February 15, 1991, to the current WGKY. [3]

On August 3, 2022, WGKY changed its format from oldies to sports, branded as "Fox Sports 95.9". [4]

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WGKY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "WGKY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "WGKY Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. "Withers Flips To Sports In Cape Girardeau & Paducah". Radioinsight. Retrieved August 4, 2022.