Western's Public Radio
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For the co-owned PBS station, see WKYU-TV.
| WKYU-FM | |
| City of license | Bowling Green, Kentucky |
|---|---|
| Branding | Westerns Public Radio |
| Frequency | 88.9 MHz |
| Repeaters | WKPB-FM 89.5, Henderson WDCL-FM 89.7, Somerset WKUE-FM 90.9, Elizabethtown |
| Format | Variety |
| Audience share | 2.2 (FALL 2007, RRC[1]) |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 219.0 meters |
| Class | C1 |
| Facility ID | 71856 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | |
| Callsign meaning | Western Kentucky University[2] |
| Affiliations | American Public Media, National Public Radio, Public Radio International |
| Owner | Western Kentucky University |
| Website | wkyufm.org |
Western's Public Radio is the public radio service of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It is a division of the Department of Information Technology at WKU, broadcasting a mix of classical music and news/talk programming from National Public Radio.
The network consists of four stations, all simulcasting the same programming at all times:
- WKYU-FM (88.9, Bowling Green, flagship station)
- WKPB-FM (89.5, Henderson/Owensboro; also serves Evansville, Indiana)
- WDCL-FM (89.7, Somerset)
- WKUE-FM (90.9, Elizabethtown)
Together, the four stations serve one of the largest coverage areas in the nation, reaching 65% of Kentucky, including the fringes of the Louisville and Lexington areas. The stations also serve portions of Indiana, Illinois and Tennessee.
WKYU-FM signed on for the first time on January 14, 1980. WDCL followed on February 22, 1983; WKPB on April 20, 1989 and WKUE on June 1, 1990. Prior to Western Public Radio's sign-on, the only portion of the coverage area that had a clear signal from an NPR station was Henderson and Owensboro, which received NPR programming from WNIN-FM in Evansville.
[edit] References
- ^ "Bowling Green KY Market Ratings", Radio Research Consortium, Arbitron, FALL 2007.
- ^ Call Letter Origins. Radio History on the Web. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WKYU
- Radio Locator information on WKYU
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WKYU
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WKPB
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WDCL
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WKUE
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