WMKY
| Broadcast area | Morehead, Kentucky Mount Sterling, Kentucky Northeastern Kentucky East-Central Kentucky |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 90.3 (MHz) |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public radio |
| Affiliations | National Public Radio, Kentucky Public Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Morehead State University |
| History | |
First air date | June 15, 1965[1] |
Former frequencies | 91.1 MHz (1965-1970)[1] |
Call sign meaning | W Morehead, KentuckY |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 37,000 Watts |
| HAAT | 275.6 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | http://www.wmky.org |
WMKY (90.3 FM) is a National Public Radio-affiliated station in Morehead, Kentucky. It primarily features National Public Radio programming. Its coverage area extends from the Lexington metropolitan area in the west to the Huntington-Ashland metropolitan area in the east and from southern Ohio in the north to Hazard, Kentucky in the south.
History
[edit | edit source]The station initially signed on the air on June 15, 1965, as a 10-watt station operating at 91.1 megahertz, operating for four hours daily.[1] A Morehead State University student's term paper in the 1950s was the source of inspiration; the idea caught the attention of then-university president Adrin Doran. Upon signon, WMKY was the first regional state college to build a facility of its kind.[2] Following receipt of a grant from the Kentucky Department of Health, Education and Welfare in 1969, the station would eventually be upgraded to a 50,000 watt facility the following year; the upgrade also heralded a frequency change to 90.3 megahertz.[2] The station became an NPR member station in 1970.[2] It became a 24-hour radio service in 1999.[1]
Former repeater stations
[edit | edit source]From 1999 until 2019, the station's programming was simulcast over translator station W202BH in Inez.[1] From 2001 until 2010, WOCS (88.3 MHz, now WEBF) in Booneville simulcast WMKY programming until it was sold to World of Harvest, Inc.[1]
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- WMKY official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 43765 (WMKY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WMKY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
