WKIC
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For the Hazard, Kentucky radio station that held the call sign WKIC at 1390 AM until August 2009, see WZQQ.
| City of license | Hyden, Kentucky |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Hazard, Kentucky |
| Slogan | "All Hit Radio" |
| Frequency | 97.9 FM (MHz) |
| Format | Hot AC |
| Power | 25,000 watts |
| HAAT | 368 meters (1208 feet) |
| Class | C3 |
| Facility ID | 37110 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°11′36″N 83°11′04″W / 37.19333°N 83.18444°W |
| Former callsigns | WZQQ[1] |
| Owner | Leslie County Broadcasting, Inc. |
WKIC (97.9 FM) is a radio station operated by Leslie County Broadcasting with studios on Main Street in Hazard, Kentucky. It airs a Hot AC music format. The legendary call sign of WKIC has been heard on the AM dial for over 60 years. WKIC-FM began broadcasting at 96.5 in the 1950s. Shortly afterwards WKIC-FM moved to 94.1. In 1964 WKIC began broadcasting on 101.1. The call sign was changed to WSGS in 1970.[2] WKIC returned to the FM dial in 2009 at 97.9. [3]
The station has been assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since August 24, 2009.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=37110&Callsign=WKIC.
- ^ "Audio announcement of call sign change". WKIC-FM. 2009-08-24. http://www.wsgs.com/wkic97.wax. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
- ^ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron. http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?srvy_id=WI08&surveyID=WI08&band=fm&callLetter=WZQQ.
[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WKIC
- Radio-Locator information on WKIC
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WKIC
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