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WPKE (AM)

Coordinates: 37°28′50″N 82°31′35″W / 37.48056°N 82.52639°W / 37.48056; -82.52639
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WPKE
Frequency1240 kHz
BrandingHit City USA
Programming
FormatClassic hits
Ownership
Owner
  • Lynn Parrish
  • (Mountain Top Media LLC)
WPKE-FM, WDHR, WZLK, WXCC, WLSI, WEKB, WPRT, WBTH
History
First air date
1949
Call sign meaning
PiKEville[1]
Technical information
Facility ID18225
ClassC
Power1,000 watts day
1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
37°28′50″N 82°31′35″W / 37.48056°N 82.52639°W / 37.48056; -82.52639
Repeater(s)98.1 W251AI (Pikeville)
Links
WebsiteOfficial Website

WPKE (1240 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Pikeville, Kentucky, United States, the station is currently owned by Lynn Parrish, through licensee Mountain Top Media LLC.[2] WPKE is an affiliate of Westwood One. WPKE is also the voice of cable channel 9 in the city of Pikeville, Kentucky, USA for customers of Suddenlink Cable.

References

  1. ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  2. ^ "WPKE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.