WKKQ

Last updated
WKKQ
Frequency 96.1 MHz
BrandingMix 96
Programming
Format Hot adult contemporary
Affiliations Fox News Radio, Premiere Radio Networks, Westwood One
History
First air date
October 2, 1974 (as WYWY-FM on 93.5)
Former call signs
WYWY-FM (1974–2000)
Former frequencies
93.5 (1974-1990s)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 3954
Class C3
ERP 25,000 watts
HAAT 100 meters
Transmitter coordinates
36°51′55″N83°53′55″W / 36.86528°N 83.89861°W / 36.86528; -83.89861
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website wkkqfm.com

WKKQ (96.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format, licensed to Barbourville, Kentucky, United States.

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History

In 1974, WYWY-FM signed on the air at 93.5 on the FM dial. According to the book "Towers Over Kentucky," WYWY-FM tried big band and easy listening in the daytime with rock for the teens at night. Later on, the AM went country and the FM became adult contemporary. With the FM rule changes in the 1990s, the Engles were able to find a way to up power to 25 kilowatts by moving to 96.1 on the dial, where they put the top country format, while turning the AM station to southern gospel. But on November 10, 2000, the station changed its call sign to the current WKKQ. [2]

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WKKQ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "WKKQ Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.