WKDS

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WKDS
Frequency 89.9 MHz
BrandingClassical WMUK
Programming
Format Classical music
Ownership
Owner Kalamazoo Public Schools
Operator Western Michigan University
WMUK
History
First air date
February 14, 1983 (1983-02-14) [1]
Former call signs
WSDK (1981–1982)
Call sign meaning
Kalamazoo District Schools
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 4198
Class A
ERP 140 watts
HAAT 38 meters
Transmitter coordinates
 42°14′35″N85°34′19″W / 42.243°N 85.572°W / 42.243; -85.572
Links
Public license information
Website wmuk.org

WKDS (89.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Kalamazoo, Michigan. The station is known as "Classical WMUK" and operated by Western Michigan University as a companion to its WMUK (102.1 FM).

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History

The station was run by high school students in the Kalamazoo Public Schools school district until a time brokerage agreement was signed with Western Michigan University on November 18, 2019. [3] The frequency was used by WMU to separate its public WMUK (102.1 FM) into news/talk and classical music stations. [4] In April, the Kalamazoo board of education, stating the station no longer was needed for educational purposes, approved its outright sale to WMU under a $125,000 agreement that also included a 24-month lease of the WKDS studios at Loy Norrix High School, while the district would receive underwriting time on WMUK and $20,000 to convert the school operation to an internet radio station. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Hornbeck, Mark (February 11, 1983). "WKDS to hit the airwaves Monday morning". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. p. A-10. Retrieved December 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WKDS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "Asset Purchase Agreement". July 30, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  4. ↑ "WMUK announces new programming, classical FM service launch". Western Michigan University. January 9, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  5. ↑ Miller, Kayla (April 30, 2020). "Kalamazoo Public Schools approves sale of radio station to WMUK". MLive. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
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