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WTKY-FM

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Radio station in Tompkinsville, Kentucky
WTKY
WTKY-FM
FrequencyWTKY: 1370kHz
WTKY-FM: 92.1MHz
BrandingKix Country WTKY 1370 AM/92.1 FM
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
Owner
  • Jonathan Keeton
  • (Frank Keeton Aircasters, Inc.)
WKWY,WVFB
History
First air date
WTKY: 1960; 65 years ago (1960)
WTKY-FM: 1971; 54 years ago (1971)
Call sign meaning
Tompkinsville, Kentucky
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID72293
ClassA (FM)
D (AM)
PowerWTKY: 2,100watts daytime
ERPWTKY-FM: 5,300watts
HAAT107.0 meters (FM)
Transmitter coordinates
36°49′7″N85°39′32″W / 36.81861°N 85.65889°W /36.81861; -85.65889
Links
Public license information

WTKY (1370AM) andWTKY-FM (92.1FM) areradio stations broadcasting aCountry format. Licensed to and servingTompkinsville, Kentucky, United States, the stations are currently owned by Jonathan Keeton, through licensee Frank Keeton Aircasters, Inc.[2]

The stations broadcast from studios, shared with sister stationWKWY, located at 341 Radio Station Road (KY 1049) just east of Tompkinsville.

History

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WTKY began broadcasting at 1370 kilohertz on 1960 under ownership of WMCV. Inc., which would sell the station for$20,000 to J.K. and Bernice Whitmore in 1970. The following year, WTKY-FM began operations at 92 1 megahertz. The Whitmore couple would operate the stations for six year until they automated the stations from 1976 until 1982. Country music was on the AM, while the FM aired an easy listening format. They sold the stations in 1982, but bought them back two years later. In 1984, they also purchasedWVFB in nearbyCelina, Tennessee.[3]

In December 2015, WTKY-AM-FM, WKWY and WVFB were purchased by Frank Keeton Aricasters from the estate of Bernice Whittimore for $400,000.[4]

Programming

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In addition to its country music format, WTKY is also home to coverage of football and basketball games ofMonroe County High School. WTKY, along with WVFB, are also the official stations for worship services of the Tompkinsville Church of Christ.[5]

References

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  1. ^"Facility Technical Data for WTKY
    WTKY-FM"
    .Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^"WTKY-FM Facility Record".United StatesFederal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^Nash, Francis M. (1995).Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State(PDF). p. 146.ISBN 9781879688933 – via World Radio History.
  4. ^"STATION SALES WEEK OF 12/19".Radio Insight. December 18, 2015. RetrievedApril 12, 2024.
  5. ^"Radio". Tompkinsville, Kentucky: Tompkinsville Church of Christ. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2024.

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