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==Brief history==
==Brief history==
It was founded as WMWM on December 5, 1964. It became WKFI sometime in the late 1960s. Several formats over the years included middle of the road,country music with farm news and later southern gospel. WKFI also had an FM beginning in 1968 as WKIT at 102.3 mHz operating at first as a simulcast then briefly adopting the WKFI calls until the early 1970s when the callsign changed to WDHK with an adult contemporary format. That format remained throughout the 1970s and 1980s when the callsign was once again switched to WSWO-FM in 1982 and switched to new country in 1997. It became classic country in 2003 as a brief AM/FM simulcast of WBZI until WSWO-FM was sold to [[EMF Broadcasting]] becoming [[WKLN]], the southwest Ohio repeater of [[K-LOVE]].
It was founded as WMWM on December 5, 1964. It became WKFI sometime in the mid-1970s. Several formats over the years included middle of the road,country music with farm news and later southern gospel. WKFI also had an FM beginning in 1968 as WKIT at 102.3 mHz operating at first as a simulcast then briefly adopting the WKFI calls until the early 1970s when the callsign changed to WDHK with an adult contemporary format. That format remained throughout the 1970s and 1980s when the callsign was once again switched to WSWO-FM in 1982 and switched to new country in 1997. It became classic country in 2003 as a brief AM/FM simulcast of WBZI until WSWO-FM was sold to [[EMF Broadcasting]] becoming [[WKLN]], the southwest Ohio repeater of [[K-LOVE]].


The [[WSWO-LP|WSWO]] callsign is now used at a low-power FM station in [[Huber Heights, Ohio]].
The [[WSWO-LP|WSWO]] callsign is now used at a low-power FM station in [[Huber Heights, Ohio]].

Revision as of 18:28, 23 February 2016

WKFI
Frequency1090 kHz
BrandingClassic Country Radio
Programming
FormatClassic Country
AffiliationsFox News Radio
Ohio News Network
Ohio Ag Net
Ownership
OwnerTown And Country Broadcasting, Inc.
WBZI (originating station)
WEDI
History
First air date
December 5, 1964
Former call signs
WMWM (1964-1969)
Call sign meaning
We Keep Farmers Informed
Technical information
Facility ID58371
ClassD
Power1,000 watts day
Transmitter coordinates
39°26′12.00″N 83°51′21.00″W / 39.4366667°N 83.8558333°W / 39.4366667; -83.8558333
Links
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteMy Classic Country.com

WKFI (1090 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Classic Country format. It is licensed to Wilmington, Ohio, USA. The station is owned by Town And Country Broadcasting, Inc. and features programming from Fox News Radio.[1]

Brief history

It was founded as WMWM on December 5, 1964. It became WKFI sometime in the mid-1970s. Several formats over the years included middle of the road,country music with farm news and later southern gospel. WKFI also had an FM beginning in 1968 as WKIT at 102.3 mHz operating at first as a simulcast then briefly adopting the WKFI calls until the early 1970s when the callsign changed to WDHK with an adult contemporary format. That format remained throughout the 1970s and 1980s when the callsign was once again switched to WSWO-FM in 1982 and switched to new country in 1997. It became classic country in 2003 as a brief AM/FM simulcast of WBZI until WSWO-FM was sold to EMF Broadcasting becoming WKLN, the southwest Ohio repeater of K-LOVE.

The WSWO callsign is now used at a low-power FM station in Huber Heights, Ohio.

WKFI-AM retains the simulcast of WBZI to this day.

See also

References

  1. ^ "WKFI Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.