WKDO-FM

WKDO and WKDO-FM
Liberty, Kentucky ; United States;
Frequencies	WKDO: 1560 kHz ; WKDO-FM: 98.7 MHz ;
Branding	WKDO: The Vault; WKDO-FM: 98.7 The Buck;
Programming
Format	WKDO: Classic hits ; WKDO-FM: Classic country ;
Ownership
Owner	Michael and Laura Harris; (Shoreline Communications, Inc.);
History
First air date	WKDO: 1963; WKDO-FM: 1977;
Former call signs	WKDO: WPHN (1963–1968);
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	WKDO: 8993; WKDO-FM: 8890;
Class	WKDO: D; WKDO-FM: C3;
Power	WKDO: 1,000 watts (day);
ERP	WKDO-FM: 25,000 watts;
HAAT	WKDO-FM: 73 meters (240 ft);
Transmitter coordinates	WKDO: 37°18′22″N84°55′2″W / 37.30611°N 84.91722°W ;
Translator(s)	WKDO: 103.7 W279DT (Liberty)
Links
Public license information	WKDO: Public file ; LMS ; ; WKDO-FM: Public file ; LMS ; ;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	chasinthebuck.com

Last updated March 18, 2025 • 1 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

WKDO-FM (98.7 FM) and WKDO (1560 AM) are a pair of radio stations broadcasting a classic country format on FM and a classic hits format on AM, both licensed to Liberty, Kentucky, United States.

Both stations were sold to Creal Broadcasting, Inc. on March 1, 2013, at a price of $300,000.^[4] Effective August 18, 2017, Creal Broadcasting sold both stations to Michael and Laura Harris's Shoreline Communications, Inc. for $395,000.

WKDO features on-air personalities including Operations Manager Jerry Atwood Monday - Friday 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM Eastern Time; Weather Specialist Crystal Sallee Monday - Friday 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM Eastern Time; Sales Representative Jeff Henderson Monday - Friday 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET.

References

↑ Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State (PDF). HOST Communications. p. 183. ISBN 9781879688933 – via World Radio History.
↑ "Facility Technical Data for WKDO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
↑ "Facility Technical Data for WKDO-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
↑ "WKDO-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

Facility details for Facility ID 8890 (WKDO-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WKDO-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
Facility details for Facility ID 8993 (WKDO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WKDO in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Facility details for Facility ID 202159 (W279DT) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
W279DT at FCCdata.org

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[nash-1] Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State (PDF). HOST Communications. p. 183. ISBN 9781879688933 – via World Radio History.

[2] "Facility Technical Data for WKDO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[3] "Facility Technical Data for WKDO-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[4] "WKDO-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

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Defunct	Cumberland WCPM Flemingsburg WFLE Fulton WFUL
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v t e Daytime-only radio stations in Kentucky
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Defunct	WANY - Albany WEKC - Williamsburg WFJT - Inez WFLE - Flemingsburg WGRK - Greensburg WKVG - Jenkins WKYR - Burkesville WLGC - Greenup WMMG - Brandenburg WMOR - Morehead WQXY - Hazard WRLV - Salyersville WSLK - Hyden
See also: Clear channel radio stations and Why AM Radio Stations Must Reduce Power, Change Operations, or Cease Operations at Night

Liberty, Kentucky United States
Frequencies	WKDO: 1560 kHz WKDO-FM: 98.7 MHz
Branding	WKDO: The Vault WKDO-FM: 98.7 The Buck
Programming
Format	WKDO: Classic hits WKDO-FM: Classic country
Ownership
Owner	Michael and Laura Harris (Shoreline Communications, Inc.)
History
First air date	WKDO: 1963 (1963) WKDO-FM: 1977 (1977)
Former call signs	WKDO: WPHN (1963–1968)^[1]
Technical information^[2]^[3]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	WKDO: 8993 WKDO-FM: 8890
Class	WKDO: D WKDO-FM: C3
Power	WKDO: 1,000 watts (day)
ERP	WKDO-FM: 25,000 watts
HAAT	WKDO-FM: 73 meters (240 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	WKDO: 37°18′22″N84°55′2″W / 37.30611°N 84.91722°W / 37.30611; -84.91722
Translator(s)	WKDO: 103.7 W279DT (Liberty)
Links
Public license information	WKDO: Public file LMS WKDO-FM: Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	chasinthebuck.com

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See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Kentucky See also Oldies Classic Hits