WWKU
Radio station in Plum Springs, Kentucky / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WWKU (1450 AM) is an ESPN Radio–affiliated sports radio–formatted radio station licensed to Plum Springs, Kentucky, United States, and serving the greater Bowling Green area.[3] The station is owned by Charles M. Anderson as part of a conglomerate with Brownsville–licensed classic hits station WKLX (100.7 FM), Glasgow–licensed classic rock station WPTQ (105.3 FM) and Horse Cave–licensed adult contemporary station WOVO (106.3 FM). All three stations share studios on McIntosh Street near US 231 on the south side of Bowling Green, and its transmitter is located off US 68/KY 80 adjacent to the Barren River northeast of downtown.
Broadcast area | Bowling Green, Kentucky |
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Frequency | 1450 kHz |
Branding | ESPN 102.7 |
Programming | |
Format | Sports |
Affiliations | ESPN Radio Hilltopper Sports Network Titans Radio Network Cincinnati Reds Radio Network |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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EKLX/WKYY, WPTQ, WOVO | |
History | |
First air date | October 1, 1962 (as WCDS at 1440) [1] |
Former call signs | WCDS (1962–2007) |
Former frequencies | 1440 kHz (1962–2008) |
Call sign meaning | W Western Kentucky University |
Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 70869 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°00′17″N 85°56′27″W |
Translator(s) | 102.7 W274CD (Plum Springs) 92.3 W222CZ (Franklin) |
Repeater(s) | WPTQ-HD3 105.3-3 Glasgow |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | espnradio1027.com |
In addition to its AM signal, WWKU also operates two translator stations on the FM band: Plum Springs–licensed W274CD (102.7 MHz) and Franklin–licensed W222CZ (92.3 MHz).