| Broadcast area | Florida Keys |
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| Frequency | 96.9MHz |
| Branding | Keys Talk 96.9/102.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Conservative talk |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks Westwood One Compass Media Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WGAY,WPIK | |
| History | |
First air date | November 21,1997 (as WIFL) |
Former call signs | WIFL (1997–1999) |
Call sign meaning | FloridaKeysEaZy Listening (previous format) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 34351 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 25,000watts |
| HAAT | 68 meters (223 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 25°1′35.00″N80°30′30.00″W / 25.0263889°N 80.5083333°W /25.0263889; -80.5083333 |
| Repeater(s) | WPIK (102.5 MHz,Summerland Key) |
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Public license information | |
WKEZ-FM (96.9FM) is acommercialradio station broadcasting aconservative talkradio format, known as "Keys Talk 96.9/102.5."Licensed toTavernier, Florida, the station serves theFlorida Keys.[2] The station is owned by Magnum Broadcasting, which also owns 105.7WGAY inSugarloaf Key.
The station airs a local news block in morningdrive time, followed bynationally syndicated shows fromGlenn Beck,Rush Limbaugh,Sean Hannity,Mark Levin,Buck Sexton,Coast to Coast AM withGeorge Noory andThis Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal.
WKEZ-FM has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 25,000watts. Thetransmitter is on Wellington Drive in Tavernier, offU.S. Route 1.[3] Programming is also heard on 102.5 MHz.
The stationsigned on the air as WIFL on November 21, 1997. On May 6, 1999, the station changed itscall sign to the current WKEZ-FM.[4] The EZ in the call letters referred to the station'seasy listening format and the K stood for Keys.
On June 8, WKEZ-FM changed its format from easy listening tooldies, branded as "True Oldies".
On April 1, 2017, WKEZ-FM changed its format from oldies toclassic hits, branded as "Mix 96.9". (info taken from stationintel.com)
The station was most recently owned by Jonathan Smith's Choice Radio Keys Corporation. Due to an inability to pay outstanding debts, the company assigned the licenses of WGMX and sister stationsWFFG,WGMX, andWKEY-FM to a trustee on June 4, 2018, to be sold for the benefit of creditors. Effective July 27, 2020, WKEZ-FM was sold to Magnum Broadcasting, Inc. for $100,000.
On September 29, 2020, WKEZ-FM dropped its simulcast with WGMX and changed its format to conservative talk, branded as "Keys Talk 96.9/102.5" in a simulcast withWPIK.[5]
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