WKCA

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WKCA
WKCA RealCountry97.7 logo.png
City Salt Lick, Kentucky
Broadcast area Morehead, Kentucky
Frequency 97.7 MHz
Branding"Real Country"
Programming
Format Country
Ownership
OwnerGateway Radio Works, Inc.
History
Former call signs
WURD-FM (1981-1986)
WURD (1986-1987)
WAXZ (1987-2007) [1]
Technical information
Facility ID 56222
Class A
ERP 3,000 watts
HAAT 143 meters (469 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
38°10′33″N83°24′28″W / 38.17583°N 83.40778°W / 38.17583; -83.40778
Links
Website www.wkcaradio.com

WKCA (97.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Salt Lick, Kentucky, United States. The station is owned by Gateway Radio Works, Inc.

Contents

WKCA broadcasts a country music format to the greater Morehead, Kentucky, area. [2]

The station was assigned the WKCA call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on October 1, 2007. [1]

2005-2007: Max FM

As WAXZ-FM, the station operated from Georgetown, Ohio. From 2005 to 2007 it simulcast WOXY-FM (97.7 FM) and WAOL-FM (99.5 FM) featuring the MAX FM format, which is an adult hits format without disc jockeys, similar in style to the syndicated Jack FM brand.

Before merging into "MAX FM," WAXZ played country music as "The Rooster"; WOXY-FM, which also broadcast at 97.7 MHz, was known shortly as "X-97.7," a modern rock station from Oxford, Ohio; and WAOL-FM was known as "Classic Country 99.5," broadcasting from Ripley. In Spring 2005, all three stations were rebranded "MAX FM."

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References

  1. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved August 9, 2009.