WVKY
 | |
| Broadcast area | Shelbyville Louisville Metro Area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 101.7 MHz |
| Branding | Froggy 101.7 - 104.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | CapCity Communications, LLC (Southern Belle, LLC) |
| WFKY, WFRT-FM, WKYL, WKYW | |
| History | |
First air date | September 30, 1989 |
Former call signs | WCKD (1989) WCKP (1989–1992) WTHQ (1992–2002) WIBL (2002–2003) WJZO (2003–2005) WXTF (2005–2006) WLPP (2006–2007) WKRD-FM (2007–2012) |
Former frequencies | 101.3 MHz (1989–1996) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 60081 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°12′48.00″N 85°10′16.00″W / 38.2133333°N 85.1711111°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | froggykycountry |
WVKY (101.7 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Shelbyville, Kentucky, and serving eastern portions of the Louisville metropolitan area. The station is owned by CapCity Communications under licensee Southern Belle, LLC.[1] It airs a country music radio format which is simulcast on 104.9 WFKY in Frankfort. The station calls itself "Froggy 101.7 and 104.9," using a frog as its mascot.
History
The station was assigned the call sign WCKD on April 1, 1989. On July 8, 1989, the station changed its call sign to WCKP;[2] it signed on September 30, 1989.[3] The call letters were changed on August 31, 1992 to WTHQ, on May 17, 2002 to WIBL, on May 29, 2003 to WJZO, on December 13, 2005 to WXTF, on March 21, 2006 to WLPP, and on April 16, 2007 to WKRD-FM.[2] Originally on 101.3 MHz, in 1996 WTHQ swapped frequencies with WMJM and moved to 101.7.[4]
The station license was transferred to Aloha Station Trust LLC at the completion of the privatization of Clear Channel Communications, a forerunner of iHeartMedia, Inc., which owns seven stations in Louisville, including WHAS and WAMZ. The Aloha Station Trust temporarily operated the stations that Clear Channel was required to divest as a condition of the privatization transaction.
As a result of a sale from Aloha Station Trust LLC to Southern Belle LLC, on January 12, 2012, the station again changed its call sign, this time to WVKY.
References
- ^ "WVKY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ a b "WVKY Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009 (PDF). 2009. p. D-245. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
- ^ "Construction Permit Activity" (PDF). The M Street Journal. May 1, 1996. p. 3. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
External links
- WVKY in the FCC FM station database
- WVKY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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