WKTG

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WKTG
WKTG 93.9KTGRocks logo.png
Broadcast area Owensboro, Kentucky
Frequency 93.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding93.9 KTG ROCKS
Programming
Format Mainstream Rock
Affiliations United Stations Radio Networks
Westwood One
Ownership
OwnerSound Broadcasters, Inc. (sale to Ham Broadcasting, Inc. pending)
WFMW
History
First air date
April 19, 1949 [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 60877
Class C2
ERP 35,000 watts
HAAT 178 meters (584 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
37°31′25″N87°24′11″W / 37.52364°N 87.40318°W / 37.52364; -87.40318
Repeater(s) 105.9 W290CR Madisonville (relays HD2)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website wktg.com

WKTG (93.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Mainstream Rock format. Licensed to Madisonville, Kentucky, United States, the station serves the Owensboro area. The station is currently owned by Sound Broadcasters, Inc. and features programming from United Stations Radio Networks and Westwood One. [3]

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History

The station signed on the air at 103.1 megacycles on April 19, 1949 (coinciding with Easter Sunday of that year) as Kentucky's first-ever FM-exclusive radio station. The station was under ownership of the Madisonville Messenger newspaper under license name Messenger Broadcasting Company. The station was broadcasting solo until the 1950 acquisition of WCIF, which changed their callsign to match the FM station, which would change frequencies to 93.9 megacycles shortly after. [1] :94–95

In 1962, both the radio stations and the newspaper were purchased by Elmer Kelley and Hubert M. Wells, who had been part of the station's management since the WFMW/WCIF merger; Kelley became the sole owner of the station in 1970. WFMW-AM simulcast the FM programming until 1978, when the FM station changed the callsign to WKTG and became a classic rock station. Fifteen years later, WKTG increased their transmitter power to 50,000 watts. [1] :95

WKTG remained in the hands of the original owners until being sold to various companies, including Sound Telecasters, Inc. Sound Telecasters sold WFMW and WKTG in June 2024 to Cadiz, Kentucky-based Ham Broadcasting, Inc. for a reported price of $815,000. Once the sale is finalized, Ham Broadcasting will take over operation of both stations, beginning July 1. [4]

HD Radio

In addition to its primary signal, WKTG also broadcasts an HD Radio signal that comes with an HD2 subchannel that broadcasts an adult contemporary format as Mad Mix 106, which is simulcast through analog FM translator W290CR (105.9 MHz) in Madisonville. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State (PDF). HOST Communications. ISBN   9781879688933 via World Radio History.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for WKTG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. "WKTG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, Audio Division. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
  4. 1 2 "Station Sales Week of 6/14". Radioinsight. June 14, 2024. Retrieved June 15, 2024.