Movatterモバイル変換

[0]ホーム
URL:

Jump to content
WikipediaThe Free Encyclopedia
Search

WKAI

Coordinates:40°32′1.0″N90°51′45.0″W / 40.533611°N 90.862500°W /40.533611; -90.862500
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Radio station in Macomb, Illinois
WKAI
Broadcast areaWestern Illinois
Frequency100.1MHz
BrandingK 100
Programming
FormatContemporary Hit Radio
Ownership
Owner
WNLF,WJEQ,WMQZ,WLMD
History
First air date
6 June 1966[citation needed]
Former call signs
WKAI-FM (1966–1984)
Call sign meaning
to match original callsign ofWCAZ
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID60016
ClassB1
ERP25,000watts
HAAT86 meters (282 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°32′1.0″N90°51′45.0″W / 40.533611°N 90.862500°W /40.533611; -90.862500 (NAD83)
Links
Public license information
Websiteregionalmedia.live/radio/western-illinois/wkai-fm-k100/

WKAI (100.1FM) is a 25,000[2] wattradio station inMacomb, Illinois, inwest-central Illinois. WKAI has been on the air since June 6, 1966.[3] It is owned by Fletcher Ford, through licensee Virden Broadcasting Corp.

Survey after survey shows K-100 to be the most popular radio station in McDonough County.[citation needed] K-100 features contemporary hit music of the 80's, 90's and today along with local news, weather, sports and chances to win prizes several times each day. K-100 also carries live play-by-play ofMacomb High School football and basketball, and other special sports broadcasts throughout the year.

History

[edit]
[icon]
This sectionneeds expansion. You can help byadding to it.(July 2009)
  • 15 September 1965 — WKAI Broadcasting Company is granted permission to build a new FM radio station.[4]
  • 1966 — WKAI-FM is added[5] to the existing WKAI-AM (nowWCAZ) at 1510 kHz andMacomb Daily Journal media properties owned by the Rudolph family.
  • 2005 — Construction permit filed with FCC to increase station power to 11.5 kW ERP.
  • 2009 — WKAI was transferred from WPW Broadcasting, Inc. inDeKalb, Illinois to Colchester Radio, Inc.[6]
  • November 30, 2015 — WKAI was sold to Virden Broadcasting Corp., along with five sister stations, for $725,000.

References

[edit]
  1. ^"Facility Technical Data for WKAI".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^"WKAI-FM 100.1 MHz - Macomb, IL".radio-locator.com. RetrievedMay 10, 2024.
  3. ^Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook. R.R. Bowker. 2007.WKAI ( FM ) — Co - owned with WLRB (AM). June 6, 1966 : 100.1 mhz; 3.08 kw . 463 ft .
  4. ^United States. Federal Communications Commission (1965–1966).Federal Communications Commissions Report.U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 1613.
  5. ^"WKAI 1510 AM Microphone Shaped Radio – Western Illinois Museum". October 26, 2017. RetrievedMay 10, 2024.
  6. ^Colchester Radio, Inc. (February 4, 2009)."FCC 323: OWNERSHIP REPORT FOR COMMERCIAL BROADCAST STATIONS (file no. BOS-20090209ADM)".Federal Communications Commission. RetrievedJuly 25, 2009.

External links

[edit]
Radio stations inMacomb,Illinois (McDonough County)
ByFM frequency
LPFM
Bycall sign
Defunct
Radio stations in theBurlington micropolitan area (Iowa)
ByAM frequency
ByFM frequency
LPFM
Translators
NOAA Weather Radio
frequency
Bycall sign
Defunct
CHR /Top 40 radio stations in the state ofIllinois
Byfrequency
Bycallsign
By city
Sports Radio Stations in the state ofIllinois
Stations:


Stub icon

This article about a radio station in Illinois is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WKAI&oldid=1268954130"
Categories:
Hidden categories:
[8]ページ先頭
©2009-2025 Movatter.jp