WWKY (AM)

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WWKY
WWKY radio102.9-990 logo.jpg
Broadcast area
Frequency 990 kHz
Branding102.9 FM and AM 990 WWKY
Programming
Format Soft adult contemporary
Affiliations NBC News Radio, Kentucky News Network
Ownership
OwnerGateway Radio Works, Inc.
WKYN, WMST, WKCA, WIVY-FM
History
First air date
August 8, 1981 (1981-08-08) (as WLPQ at 980)
Former call signs
  • WLPQ (1980-1986)
  • WKPJ (1986)
  • WMAK (1986-1996)
  • WGWM (1996-2017)
Former frequencies
980 kHz (1986-2018)
Call sign meaning
"Wonderful Winchester, Kentucky"
Technical information
Facility ID 24221
Class D
Power
  • 350 watts day
  • 20 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
38°00′50″N84°09′16″W / 38.01389°N 84.15444°W / 38.01389; -84.15444
Translator(s) 102.9 W275CO (Winchester)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website wwkyradio.com

WWKY (990 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a soft adult contemporary format. Licensed to Winchester, Kentucky, the station and FM translator primarily serves Clark County but the AM signal can be listened to in much of the Bluegrass region of Central Kentucky in the daytime. The station is owned by Gateway Radio Works, Inc. [1]

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History

The station went on the air August 8, 1981, [2] as WLPQ; it became WKPJ on February 5, 1986. On February 21, 1986, the station changed its call sign to WMAK, and on June 24, 1996, changed it again, to WGWM. The station changed its call sign to the current WWKY on May 15, 2017. [3]

Originally licensed to serve London, Kentucky, at 980 AM, the station moved to a new transmitter and operating on 990 AM in Winchester effective February 2, 2018.

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References

  1. "WWKY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 (PDF). 2010. p. D-243. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  3. "WWKY Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.