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WSEK (AM)

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Radio station in Burnside, Kentucky
WSEK
Broadcast areaSomerset, Kentucky
Frequency910kHz
BrandingIcons 910
Programming
FormatClassic country
Ownership
Owner
WJQQ,WLLK-FM,WSEK-FM,WSFC
History
First air date
1984 (1984) (as WKEQ)
Former call signs
WKEQ (1982–2005)
WLLK (2005)
WSFE (2005–2016)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID37024
ClassD
Power430watts day
115 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
37°1′46″N84°36′28″W / 37.02944°N 84.60778°W /37.02944; -84.60778
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websiteicons910.iheart.com

WSEK (910kHz) is anAMradio station broadcasting aclassic country music format. Licensed toBurnside, Kentucky, United States, the station is currently owned byiHeartMedia, Inc.[2]

History

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The station went on the air asWKEQ in 1984.[3] The station was owned by a group headed byGreensburg, Kentucky native Lynn Pruitt. WKEQ launched with acountry music format with studios onUS 27.[4] WKEQ launched aTop 40/CHRFMsister station as WJDJ (93.9 FM; nowWSEK-FM) on August 16, 1985.[5] In 1999, WSEK flipped to agospel music format from theSolid Gospel network (nowSinging News Radio).[6] By 2005, the station had switched to asports radio format.[7]

In 2001, the First Radio conglomerate was sold toClear Channel Communications.[8] In November 2006, Clear Channel announced that it would place its Somerset cluster up for sale.[9] The following May, Clear Channel announced a buyer inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania-basedGoodRadio.TV.[10] However, the deal fell through due to financial difficulties, and the stations remain owned by now-iHeartMedia.

On August 9, 2005, the station changed its call sign toWLLK; it changed toWSFE on August 18, 2005.

On June 1, 2016, the station switched its calls to the currentWSEK and began airingclassic country music, pushing theNews Talk Information format to WSFC.[11][12]

former logo

References

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  1. ^"Facility Technical Data for WSEK".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^"WSEK Facility Record".United StatesFederal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^Nash, Francis M. (1995).Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State. Host Communications Incorporated. p. 189.ISBN 9781879688933.
  4. ^Mardis, Bill (December 7, 1983)."New radio station to air soon".Commonwealth Journal. RetrievedJuly 19, 2022.
  5. ^"WJDJ to hit local airwaves this month".Commonwealth Journal. August 4, 1985. RetrievedJuly 19, 2022.
  6. ^"'Solid Gospel' format on WKEQ".Commonwealth Journal. January 17, 1999. RetrievedJuly 19, 2022.
  7. ^Rowell, Lisa (June 5, 2005)."Clear Channel Lake Cumberland Radio". Pulaski Progress. RetrievedJuly 19, 2022.
  8. ^Milligan, Ken (October 18, 2000)."Kenner sells First Radio to Clear Channel".Commonwealth Journal. RetrievedJuly 18, 2022.
  9. ^Dodson, Sharon (November 20, 2006)."'Business as usual' for Clear Channel".Commonwealth Journal. RetrievedJuly 18, 2022.
  10. ^Dodson, Sharon (May 4, 2007)."Clear Channel stations are sold".Commonwealth Journal. RetrievedJuly 19, 2022.
  11. ^Venta, Lance (June 3, 2016)."iHeart Shuffles Somerset KY AMs". RetrievedJuly 19, 2022.
  12. ^"WSEK Call Sign History".United StatesFederal Communications Commission, audio division.

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