WWKU

WWKU (1450 AM) is a radio station licensed to Plum Springs, Kentucky, United States.[2] The station is owned by Newberry Broadcasting, Inc. and runs ESPN Radio sports programming.

WWKU
CityPlum Springs, Kentucky
Broadcast areaBowling Green, Kentucky
Frequency1450 kHz
BrandingESPN Sports Radio 102.7
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsESPN Radio
Ownership
OwnerNewberry Broadcasting, Inc.
Sister stationsWCDS, WHHT, WOVO, WPTQ, WIEL
History
First air dateOctober 1, 1962 [1]
Former call signsWCDS (1962-2007)
Former frequencies1440 kHz (1962-2008)
Call sign meaningW Western Kentucky University
Technical information
Facility ID70869
ClassC
Power1,000 watts day
1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates37°00′17″N 85°56′27″W
Translator(s)102.7 MHz (W274BQ)
Repeater(s)WPTQ-HD3 105.3-3 Glasgow
Links
Websiteespnky.com

History

Originally licensed to Glasgow, the station signed on the air as the original WCDS on October 1, 1962. The station became WWKU in 2007. During that same year, the WCDS calls were reassigned to another station in the area that broadcasts at 1230 kilohertz. WWKU moved from 1440 to 1450 in May 2008 to allow for an upgrade to a stronger signal of 1,000 watts day and night (compared with the 500 watts day and 30 watts night it previously had). WWKU's broadcasting license was moved to the Bowling Green suburb of Plum Springs.

In 2015, WWKU launched an FM translator, W274BQ, licensed to Bowling Green. That translator repeats WWKU's AM signal from a tower located somewhere within the campus of Western Kentucky University in downtown Bowling Green.[3]

Sports programming

The station serves as an affiliate of the following sports networks

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References
  1. 2010 Broadcasting Yearbook, page D-240
  2. "WWKU Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=W274BQ&service=FX&status=L&hours=U
  4. Stations in Kentucky | TTRN-SP
  5. Reds on Radio - Station Map


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