WEKU

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WEKU
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Broadcast area Lexington Metro area
Central Kentucky
Eastern Kentucky
Frequency 88.9 MHz
BrandingLexington's Radio News Leader
Programming
Format Public radio; News/talk
Subchannels HD2: Classical music
Affiliations NPR
Kentucky Public Radio
Ownership
Owner Eastern Kentucky University
History
First air date
October 7, 1968
Call sign meaning
W Eastern Kentucky University
Technical information
Facility ID 18307
Class C1
ERP 50,000 watts
HAAT 219 metres (719 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
37°52′45″N84°19′33″W / 37.87917°N 84.32583°W / 37.87917; -84.32583
Links
Webcast Listen live
HD2: Listen live
Website www.weku.org

WEKU (88.9 FM) is a Peabody award-winning NPR-charter member station licensed to Richmond, Kentucky serving central and eastern Kentucky, including nearby Lexington. Owned by Eastern Kentucky University, WEKU primarily broadcasts NPR news and talk programming along with locally produced content including Eastern Standard as well as local news and arts and cultural stories.

Contents

WEKU broadcasts live separate news and classical streams online at weku.org and on the WEKU mobile app.

Translators

WEKU operates four full-power satellite stations, along with five low-power translator stations. [1] Their combined footprint covers nearly half of the Commonwealth.

Broadcast translators for WEKU
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinatesFCC infoNotes
WEKC88.5 FM Corbin, Kentucky 9257421,000152  m (499  ft)C2 37°01′13″N84°23′41″W / 37.02028°N 84.39472°W / 37.02028; -84.39472 LMS Formerly WEKF (2003–2021)
WEKH90.9 FM Hazard, Kentucky 1830631,000324 m (1,063 ft)C1 37°11′35″N83°11′17″W / 37.19306°N 83.18806°W / 37.19306; -83.18806 LMS
WEKP90.1 FM Pineville, Kentucky 1738195,200227 m (745 ft)C2 36°45′13″N83°42′30″W / 36.75361°N 83.70833°W / 36.75361; -83.70833 LMS
W245AS96.9 FM Barbourville, Kentucky 1463035520 m (66 ft)D 36°51′30″N83°52′15″W / 36.85833°N 83.87083°W / 36.85833; -83.87083 LMS Relays WEKC
W294BG106.7 FM Frankfort, Kentucky 14416912026.3 m (86 ft)D 38°11′47″N84°51′44″W / 38.19639°N 84.86222°W / 38.19639; -84.86222 LMS Relays WEKU
W242BR96.3 FM Harlan, Kentucky 15829730281.9 m (925 ft)D 36°54′3″N83°18′14″W / 36.90083°N 83.30389°W / 36.90083; -83.30389 LMS Relays WEKH
W273AY102.5 FM Middlesboro, Kentucky 14628010431.5 m (1,416 ft)D 36°38′29″N83°46′25″W / 36.64139°N 83.77361°W / 36.64139; -83.77361 LMS Relays WEKC
W236AY95.1 FM Pikeville, Kentucky 14159610133.7 m (439 ft)D 37°29′31″N82°31′12″W / 37.49194°N 82.52000°W / 37.49194; -82.52000 LMS Relays WEKH

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References

  1. "About WEKU". WEKU-FM. Retrieved August 7, 2019.