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WKDS

Coordinates:42°14′35″N85°34′19″W / 42.243°N 85.572°W /42.243; -85.572
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Radio station in Kalamazoo, Michigan
WKDS
Frequency89.9MHz
BrandingClassical WMUK
Programming
FormatClassical music
Ownership
OwnerKalamazoo Public Schools
OperatorWestern Michigan University
WMUK
History
First air date
1983
Former call signs
WSDK (1981–1982)
Call sign meaning
KalamazooDistrictSchools
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID4198
ClassA
ERP140watts
HAAT38 meters
Links
Public license information
Websitewmuk.org

WKDS (89.9 FM) is a radio station licensed toKalamazoo, Michigan. The station is known as "Classical WMUK" and operated byWestern Michigan University as a companion to itsWMUK (102.1 FM).

History

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The station was run by high school students in theKalamazoo Public Schools school district until a time brokerage agreement was signed withWestern Michigan University on November 18, 2019.[2] The frequency was used by WMU to separate its publicWMUK (102.1 FM) into news/talk and classical music stations.[3] In April, the Kalamazoo board of education, stating the station no longer was needed for educational purposes, approved its outright sale to WMU under a $125,000 agreement that also included a 24-month lease of the WKDS studios atLoy Norrix High School, while the district would receive underwriting time on WMUK and $20,000 to convert the school operation to an internet radio station.[4]

References

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  1. ^"Facility Technical Data for WKDS".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^"Asset Purchase Agreement". July 30, 2020. RetrievedOctober 6, 2020.
  3. ^"WMUK announces new programming, classical FM service launch".Western Michigan University. January 9, 2020. RetrievedOctober 6, 2020.
  4. ^Miller, Kayla (April 30, 2020)."Kalamazoo Public Schools approves sale of radio station to WMUK".MLive. RetrievedOctober 6, 2020.

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