WKKL

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WKKL
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City West Barnstable, Massachusetts
Broadcast area Hyannis, Massachusetts
Cape Cod
Frequency 90.7MHz
Branding"WKKL FM 90.7"
Programming
Format Alternative rock, hip hop
Ownership
Owner Cape Cod Community College
History
First air date
September 19, 1977 (1977-09-19) [1]
Technical information
Facility ID 8572
Class A
ERP 305 watts
HAAT 38 meters
Transmitter coordinates
 41°41′31.00″N70°20′16.00″W / 41.6919444°N 70.3377778°W / 41.6919444; -70.3377778 (WKKL)
Links
Webcast Listen live
Website WKKL webpage within Cape Cod Community College

WKKL (90.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic alternative format. Licensed to West Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, the station serves the Cape Cod area. The station is owned by Cape Cod Community College. [2] The station is used as part of the classroom setting for their Associate degree program in communications. The studios are located on the campus of Cape Cod Community College in the Makkay Broadcast Center. WKKL's format is college alternative, with a wide variety of diverse student programming. For many years, WKKL simulcast some hours of programming from Boston public radio station WBUR from 1992. [3] That relationship ended in 1999, due to WBUR's 1997 acquisition of the 1240 AM frequency in West Yarmouth, the signal of which heavily overlaps with WKKL. [4] WKKL is proud to broadcast its student-driven programming 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

In late December 2019, WKKL stopped broadcasting on 90.7 FM due to damage to the station's radio tower. In fall of 2020, repair of the radio tower was made possible by a generous donation from the Cape Cod Community College Educational Foundation, and the station returned to the airwaves by late December 2020. Today, the station provides programming on air and online as students and alumni djs are hosting shows featuring WKKL's Classic Alternative music format [5] as well as a growing number of podcasts.

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References

  1. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-214. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  2. ↑ "WKKL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "The Boston Radio Dial: WBUR-FM". The Archives @ BostonRadio.org. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  4. ↑ Fybush, Scott (May 14, 1999). "CBM Leaves 940". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  5. ↑ College Radio Station Is Back On Air The Enterprise, January 19, 2021.


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