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| Broadcast area | Saratoga County,Capital Region |
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| Frequency | 101.3MHz |
| Branding | K-Love |
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary Christian music |
| Affiliations | K-Love |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Educational Media Foundation |
| WYAI,WYKV | |
| History | |
First air date | October 3,1988 (as WSSV) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | horse racingjockey |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 2,900watts |
| HAAT | 143 meters (469 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°00′43″N73°40′59″W / 43.012°N 73.683°W /43.012; -73.683 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WJKE (101.3 FM, "K-Love") is acontemporary Christian music radio station licensed toStillwater, New York, United States, and servingSaratoga County as an affiliate of theK-Love network. It is owned by theEducational Media Foundation and broadcasts at 2,900 wattsERP from a tower in Stillwater. In addition to its key coverage area, WJKE is a rimshot into both theGlens Falls/Lake George area and the tri-cities of Albany, Schenectady and Troy.
The station began broadcasting in 1988 as WSSV, a full-serviceadult contemporary station that served mainly the nearby city ofSaratoga Springs. Sold by its original owners in April 1994, the station reimaged itself as WJKE ("The Jockey"), a name referring to the nearbySaratoga Race Course. When WJKE became the first station bought by the Anastos Media Group in October 1998, the station was rebranded again as WQAR ("Star 101.3"). As WQAR, the adult contemporary format featured an emphasis on gold-based adult contemporary hits from the 1980s and 1990s, along with some currents. The radio station aired Christmas music during the holiday season. The Christmas music tradition ended in 2012, just before WJKE switched formats from Gold AC to Hot AC.
Ernie Anastos sold his Albany-area stations—WQAR,WABY,WUAM and its translator W291BY, andWVKZ—to Empire Broadcasting Corporation in June 2012 at a purchase price of $1.2 million.[1] The transaction was consummated on September 7, 2012. On September 8, 2012, the station reverted to the WJKE call sign.[2] On February 27, 2013, WJKE returned to the "Jockey" branding.[3]
WJKE previously aired several nationally syndicated radio shows including "Intelligence For Your Life" withJohn Tesh,Your Weekend with Jim Brickman, and "Retro Pop Reunion" with Joe Cortez. The station no longer carries these programs as of 2013.
On November 15, 2017, Empire Broadcasting sold WJKE toEducational Media Foundation for $550,000. EMF flipped the station to itsK-Love network upon the sale's closure on February 1, 2018. The signal was paired withWYKV, as its coverage contour nearly ends where WJKE's begins.[4][5]
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