WJKE

Last updated
WJKE
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Broadcast area Saratoga County, Capital Region
Frequency 101.3 MHz
BrandingK-Love
Programming
Format Contemporary Christian music
Affiliations K-Love
Ownership
Owner Educational Media Foundation
WYAI, WYKV
History
First air date
October 3, 1988 (as WSSV)
Former call signs
  • WSSV (1988–1994)
  • WJKE (1994–1998)
  • WQAR (1998–2012)
Call sign meaning
horse racing jockey
Technical information
Licensing authority
 FCC
Class A
ERP 2,900 watts
HAAT 143 meters (469 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 43°00′43″N73°40′59″W / 43.012°N 73.683°W / 43.012; -73.683
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website www.klove.com

WJKE (101.3 FM, "K-Love") is a contemporary Christian music radio station licensed to Stillwater, New York, United States, and serving Saratoga County as an affiliate of the K-Love network. It is owned by the Educational Media Foundation and broadcasts at 2,900 watts ERP from a tower in Stillwater. In addition to its key coverage area, WJKE is a rimshot into both the Glens Falls/Lake George area and the tri-cities of Albany, Schenectady and Troy.

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History

The station began broadcasting in 1988 as WSSV, a full-service adult contemporary station that served mainly the nearby city of Saratoga Springs. Sold by its original owners in April 1994, the station reimaged itself as WJKE ("The Jockey"), a name referring to the nearby Saratoga Race Course. When WJKE became the first station bought by the Anastos Media Group in October 1998, the station was rebranded again as WQAR ("Star 101.3"). As WQAR, the adult contemporary format featured an emphasis on gold-based adult contemporary hits from the 1980s and 1990s, along with some currents. The radio station aired Christmas music during the holiday season. The Christmas music tradition ended in 2012, just before WJKE switched formats from Gold AC to Hot AC.

Ernie Anastos sold his Albany-area stations—WQAR, WABY, WUAM and its translator W291BY, and WVKZ—to Empire Broadcasting Corporation in June 2012 at a purchase price of $1.2 million. [1] The transaction was consummated on September 7, 2012. On September 8, 2012, the station reverted to the WJKE call sign. [2] On February 27, 2013, WJKE returned to the "Jockey" branding. [3]

WJKE previously aired several nationally syndicated radio shows including "Intelligence For Your Life" with John Tesh, Your Weekend with Jim Brickman , and "Retro Pop Reunion" with Joe Cortez. The station no longer carries these programs as of 2013.

On November 15, 2017, Empire Broadcasting sold WJKE to Educational Media Foundation for $550,000. EMF flipped the station to its K-Love network upon the sale's closure on February 1, 2018. The signal was paired with WYKV, as its coverage contour nearly ends where WJKE's begins. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Pickney, Barbara (June 14, 2012). "Joe Reilly purchases 4 Albany area radio stations". The Business Review . Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Media Bureau Call Sign Actions" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. August 15, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  3. ↑ Saratoga Regains It's Jockey
  4. ↑ EMF Acquires WJKE Saratoga, NY
  5. ↑ KLOVE Comes To Capitaland’s Northern Edge


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