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| Broadcast area |
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| Frequency | 990kHz |
| Branding | 102.9 FM and AM 990 WWKY |
| Programming | |
| Format | Soft adult contemporary |
| Affiliations | NBC News Radio, Kentucky News Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Gateway Radio Works, Inc. |
| WKYN,WMST,WKCA,WIVY-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | August 8, 1981 (1981-8-8) (as WLPQ at 980) |
Former call signs |
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Former frequencies | 980 kHz (1986–2018) |
Call sign meaning | "Wonderful Winchester, Kentucky" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 24221 |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 38°00′50″N84°09′16″W / 38.01389°N 84.15444°W /38.01389; -84.15444 |
| Translator(s) | 102.9 W275CO (Winchester) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wwkyradio.com |
WWKY (990AM) is aradio station broadcasting asoft adult contemporary format. Licensed toWinchester, Kentucky, the station and FM translator primarily servesClark County but the AM signal can be listened to in much of theBluegrass region of Central Kentucky in the daytime. The station is owned by Gateway Radio Works, Inc.[2]
The station went on the air August 8, 1981,[3] as WLPQ; it became WKPJ on February 5, 1986. On February 21, 1986, the station changed its call sign to WMAK, and on June 24, 1996, changed it again, to WGWM. The station changed its call sign to the current WWKY on May 15, 2017.[4]
Originally licensed to serveLondon, Kentucky, at 980 AM, the station moved to a new transmitter and operating on 990 AM in Winchester effective February 2, 2018.
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