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WKYW (AM)

Coordinates: 38°12′12″N 84°54′49″W / 38.20333°N 84.91361°W / 38.20333; -84.91361
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WKYW
Broadcast areaFrankfort
Shelbyville
Lexington Metro Area
Frequency1490 kHz
BrandingPop Radio 93.5
Programming
FormatHot adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner
  • CapCity Communications
  • (Southern Belle Licenses, LLC)
WFKY, WFRT-FM, WKYL, WVKY
History
First air date
1946 (1946) (as WFKY)
Former call signs
WFKY (1946–2007)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID74609
ClassC
Power1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
38°12′12″N 84°54′49″W / 38.20333°N 84.91361°W / 38.20333; -84.91361
Translator(s)93.5 W228CL (Frankfort)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitepopradioky.com

WKYW (1490 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format. Licensed to Frankfort, Kentucky, the station serves the capital city of Kentucky and parts of the nearby Lexington metropolitan area. The station is owned by CapCity Communications.[2] Its programming is simulcast on translator station W228CL (93.5 FM).

History

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Prior to February 2011, the format was news/talk.[citation needed]

On March 18, 2013, WKYW changed its format to classic hits, branded as "Passport Radio 1490".

In 2015, FM translator W228CL began broadcasting on FM frequency 93.5 MHz as a simulcast of WKYW.

On April 1, 2021, WKYW and W228CL split from their simulcast with WFRT and WKYL and launched a hot adult contemporary format, branded as "Pop Radio 93.5".[3]

Translator

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Broadcast translator for WKYW
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
W228CL 93.5 FM Frankfort, Kentucky 145358 250 D 38°13′18″N 84°54′54″W / 38.22167°N 84.91500°W / 38.22167; -84.91500 (W228CL) LMS
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References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WKYW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WKYW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ Pop Radio Debuts In Frankfort Radioinsight - April 13, 2021
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