WULF

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WULF
94.3 The Wolf.png
Broadcast area Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Frequency 94.3 MHz
Branding94.3 The Wolf
Programming
Format Country music
Affiliations Premiere Radio Networks, Westwood One
Ownership
OwnerSkytower Communications - 94.3, LLC
WQXE, WGGC
History
Former call signs
WHIC-FM (1979–1995)
Call sign meaning
WULF='Wolf', 94.3 The Wolf [1]
Technical information
Facility ID 25799
Class C2
ERP 50,000 watts
HAAT 160.0 meters
Transmitter coordinates
37°52′18″N86°16′4″W / 37.87167°N 86.26778°W / 37.87167; -86.26778
Repeater(s) 104.5 (Elizabethtown)
Links
Webcast Live Stream
Website WULF Website

WULF (94.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Hardinsburg, Kentucky, United States, the station is currently owned by Skytower Communications - 94.3, LLC and features programming from Premiere Radio Networks and Westwood One. [2]

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History

The station went on the air as WHIC-FM on March 23, 1979. [3] Under ownership by Breckinridge County Broadcasting, it was an FM companion for variety-formatted WHIC (AM 1520), which had been on the air since 1968. In 1982, both WHIC AM and FM were acquired by Key Broadcasting, presided by Terry Forcht. [4]

Both WHIC AM and FM were simulcasting a country music format by 1994. [4] On May 24, 1995, the station changed its call sign to the current WULF. [3]

On-air staff

The Wolf features mornings with Eric Cornish and Jodie Thompson, middays with Trisha Caudill, afternoons with Jimmy Wilson, and nights with Brian Walker.

Translators

In addition to the main station, WULF is relayed by an additional translator to widen its broadcast area.

Call sign Frequency City of license ERP (W) Class FCC info
W283AK104.5 FM Elizabethtown, Kentucky 55D‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.›  FMQ

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References

  1. "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  2. "WULF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. 1 2 "WULF Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. 1 2 Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State. ISBN   9781879688933.