WTKE-FM

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For the radio station in New Orleans, Louisiana that picked up the call letters in 2010, see WZRH.
WTKE-FM
WRKN logo.png
Broadcast area Fort Walton Beach area
Frequency 100.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding100.3 K-Rock
Programming
Format Classic rock
Subchannels HD2: WTKE simulcast (Sports)
HD3: Freedom 94.3 (Conservative talk)
Ownership
Owner
  • Jennifer and James Hale
  • (Omni Broadcasting, LLC)
WFDM
History
First air date
1993 (as WNCV)
Former call signs
WNCV (1992-2006)
WRKN (2006-2009)
Call sign meaning
W TicKEt (previous branding, now on HD2)
Technical information
Facility ID 10055
Class A
ERP 3,000 watts
HAAT 143 meters
Transmitter coordinates
30°24′50.00″N86°37′40.00″W / 30.4138889°N 86.6277778°W / 30.4138889; -86.6277778
Translator(s) HD3: 94.3 W232CF (Fort Walton Beach)
HD2: 103.7 W259AN (Fort Walton Beach)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Listen live (HD3)
Website krockfwb.com
talkfreedom.net (HD3)

WTKE-FM (100.3 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Niceville, Florida, United States, the station serves the Fort Walton Beach area. WTKE-FM is owned by Jennifer and James Hale, through licensee Omni Broadcasting, LLC.

The station was assigned the call sign WNCV on May 7, 1992. On August 1, 2006, the station changed its call sign to WRKN. On November 19, 2009, WRKN swapped call signs with sister station WTKE-FM (which became WHWY). [1] Prior to May 4, 2022, WTKE-FM was broadcasting sports as The Ticket Sports Network as a CBS Sports Network affiliate. The Ticket Sports Network is now on WTKE-FM HD 2 and broadcasts at 103.7 on translator W259AN and 97.1 on translator W246BN in Pensacola, Florida.

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References

  1. "WTKE-FM Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "WTKE Brings Classic Rock To Fort Walton Beach". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-05-04.