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WKDS (89.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Kalamazoo, Michigan. The station is known as "Classical WMUK" and operated by Western Michigan University as a companion to its WMUK (102.1 FM).
| Frequency | 89.9 MHz |
|---|---|
| Branding | Classical WMUK |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classical music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Kalamazoo Public Schools |
| Operator | Western Michigan University |
| WMUK | |
| History | |
First air date | 1983 |
Former call signs | WSDK (1981–1982) |
Call sign meaning | Kalamazoo District Schools |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 4198 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 140 watts |
| HAAT | 38 meters |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | wmuk |
The station was run by high school students in the Kalamazoo Public Schools school district until a time brokerage agreement was signed with Western Michigan University on November 18, 2019.[2] The frequency was used by WMU to separate its public WMUK (102.1 FM) into news/talk and classical music stations.[3] In April, the Kalamazoo board of education, stating the station no longer was needed for educational purposes, approved its outright sale to WMU under a $125,000 agreement that also included a 24-month lease of the WKDS studios at Loy Norrix High School, while the district would receive underwriting time on WMUK and $20,000 to convert the school operation to an internet radio station.[4]
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