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| Broadcast area | Northeast Indiana/Northwest Ohio/South-central Michigan |
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| Frequency | 100.3MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 100.3 WLKI |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult contemporary |
| Subchannels | HD2: U-Rock 101.3 (Classic rock) HD3: Hot FM 92.7 (Top 40 (CHR)) |
| Affiliations | Local Radio Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Stephen Swick dba Swick Broadcasting Corporation |
| WBET,WBET-FM,WLZZ,WTHD | |
| History | |
First air date | November 7, 1969 (55 years ago) (1969-11-07) (as WAFM) |
Former call signs | WAFM (1969–1974) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 36273 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 4,000watts |
| HAAT | 120 meters (390 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°40′52″N85°00′04″W / 41.681°N 85.001°W /41.681; -85.001 |
| Translator(s) | HD2: 101.3 W267BE (Angola) HD3: 92.7 W224BY (Angola) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live HD2:Listen live HD3:Listen live |
| Website | wlki.com urockangola.com (HD2) hotfm927.com (HD3) |
WLKI (100.3 FM) is an AmericanFMradio station licensed to and based inAngola, Indiana, and serving portions of northeastern Indiana, northwesternOhio, and south-centralMichigan. Owned byColdwater, Michigan businessman Stephen Swick, the station airs a hybridadult contemporary/Hot AC music format branded asFM's Best.
The station began broadcasting on November 7,1969 at 100.1 MHz, and became WLKI on July 15,1974. WLKI was owned by Thomas R. Andrews owner of Lake Cities Broadcasting Corporation until April 2008, when it was sold to Stephen Swick (under the corporate name Swick Broadcasting Corporation) for $3.8 million along with sister stationsWTHD inLaGrange, Indiana andWLZZ inMontpelier, Ohio (bothcountry-formatted), and sportsWBET/oldiesWBET-FM inSturgis, Michigan.
WLKI's primary service area includes the cities of Angola,Fremont,Clear Lake,Orland, andWaterloo in Indiana, Coldwater,Bronson andCamden in Michigan, andEdon, Ohio. Its signal reaches portions of DeKalb County, and can be heard as far away asHudson, Michigan although reception farther east is impeded by co-channelWNIC in theDetroit area.
The WLKI airstaff includes Andy St. John in the mornings and afternoons, mid-days with Jeremy Robinson and nights with Randi Douglas.
In November, 2009, WLKI began broadcasting in HD, allowing Swick the opportunity to place two additional signals into the Angola area. The former 92.5 translator (W223AM) in Bronson, Michigan, and 99.5 translator (W258AO) in Hillsdale, Michigan, were both purchased by Swick, and moved to the WLKI tower site, with the former becoming 92.7 (W224BY Angola, Indiana), and the latter becoming 101.3 (W267BE Angola, Indiana). 92.7 is now rebroadcasting WLKI-HD3's Christmas music format. On December 31, 2009, 101.3 became the home of "U-Rock 101.3", which is also broadcast on WLKI-HD2.
On November 1, 2021, WLKI-HD3 dropped its "Fox Sports Angola" sports format and began stunting with Christmas music as "92.7 The Christmas Station'.[2] On December 26, 2021, WLKI-HD3 flipped to Hot-AC as "Hot FM 92.7", with the first song being "You Need to Calm Down" byTaylor Swift"[3]