List of television stations in Kentucky
This is a list of broadcast television stations that are licensed in the U.S. state of Kentucky.
Full-power
[edit]- Stations are arranged by media market served and channel position.
| Media market | Station | Channel | Primary affiliation(s) | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green | WBKO | 13 | ABC, Fox on 13.2, The CW on 13.3 | [1] | |
| WKYU-TV | 24 | PBS | |||
| WNKY | 40 | NBC, CBS on 40.2 | |||
| WKGB-TV | 53 | PBS (KET) | [a] | ||
| Lexington | WLEX-TV | 18 | NBC | [2] | |
| WKYT-TV | 27 | CBS, The CW on 27.2 | |||
| WTVQ-DT | 36 | ABC, MyNetworkTV on 36.2 | |||
| WKMR | 38 | PBS (KET) | [b][a] | ||
| WKLE | 46 | PBS (KET) | |||
| WKON | 52 | PBS (KET) | [c][a] | ||
| WDKY-TV | 56 | Fox | [d] | ||
| WLJC-TV | 65 | Cozi TV | [e] | ||
| WUPX-TV | 67 | Ion Television | [f] | ||
| Louisville | WAVE | 3 | NBC | [3] | |
| WHAS-TV | 11 | ABC | |||
| WKPC-TV | 15 | PBS (KET) | [a] | ||
| WBNA | 21 | Independent | |||
| WKZT-TV | 23 | PBS (KET) | [g][a] | ||
| WLKY | 32 | CBS | |||
| WDRB | 41 | Fox | |||
| WKMJ-TV | 68 | PBS (KET2) | |||
| Paducah | WPSD-TV | 6 | NBC | [4] | |
| WKMU | 21 | PBS (KET) | [h][a] | ||
| WKPD | 29 | PBS (KET) | [a] | ||
| WDKA | 49 | MyNetworkTV | |||
| Eastern Kentucky | WKPI-TV | 22 | PBS (KET) | [i][a] | [5] |
| WKSO-TV | 29 | PBS (KET) | [j][a] | ||
| WKHA | 35 | PBS (KET) | [k][a] | ||
| WAGV | 44 | Religious independent | [l][m] | ||
| WYMT-TV | 57 | CBS | [k][n] | ||
| ~Evansville, IN | WKOH | 31 | PBS (KET) | [o][a] | [6] |
| WKMA-TV | 35 | PBS (KET) | [p][a] | ||
| ~Cincinnati, OH | WXIX-TV | 19 | Fox | [q] | [7] |
| WCVN-TV | 54 | PBS (KET) | [r][a] | ||
| ~Huntington, WV | WKAS | 25 | PBS (KET) | [s][a] | [8] |
| WTSF | 61 | Daystar | [s] |
Low-power
[edit]| Media market | Station | Channel | Network | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green | WDNZ-LD | 11 | The Country Network | [t] | [1] |
| WKUT-LD | 25 | Various | |||
| W26FM-D | 26 | Silent | |||
| WPBM-CD | 31 | Religious independent | [u] | ||
| WBGS-LD | 34 | Telemundo, ABC on 34.2 | |||
| WNKY-LD | 35 | Ion Television | |||
| WCZU-LD | 39 | Various | |||
| Lexington | WBON-LD | 9 | Independent | [f] | [2] |
| Louisville | WLCU-CD | 4 | Educational independent | [v] | [3] |
| WMYO-CD | 24 | Various | |||
| WDYL-LD | 28 | Daystar | |||
| WBNM-LD | 50 | Various | |||
| Eastern Kentucky | WVTN-LD | 48 | Religious independent | [i] | [5] |
| ~Nashville, TN | WCTZ-LD | 35 | Various | [w] | [9] |
Translators
[edit]| Media market | Station | Channel | Translating | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paducah | WQWQ-LD | 9 | KFVS-TV | [4] | |
| ~Cincinnati, OH | W16EB-D | 38 | WKMR | [x] | [7] |
| ~Huntington, WV | W32FD-D | 25 | WKAS | [y] | [8] |
Defunct
[edit]- WAZE-TV Madisonville/Evansville, Indiana (1983–2011)
- WBKI-TV Campbellsville (1983–2017)
- WKLO-TV Louisville (1953–1954)
See also
[edit]- Kentucky § Media
- List of newspapers in Kentucky
- List of radio stations in Kentucky
- Media of cities in Kentucky: Bowling Green, Lexington, Louisville
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Satellite of WKLE.
- ^ Licensed to Morehead, Kentucky.
- ^ Licensed to Owenton, Kentucky.
- ^ Licensed to Danville, Kentucky.
- ^ Licensed to Beattyville, Kentucky.
- ^ a b Licensed to Richmond, Kentucky.
- ^ Licensed to Elizabethtown, Kentucky.
- ^ Licensed to Murray, Kentucky.
- ^ a b Licensed to Pikeville, Kentucky.
- ^ Licensed to Somerset, Kentucky.
- ^ a b Licensed to Hazard, Kentucky.
- ^ Licensed to Harlan, Kentucky.
- ^ Satellite of WLFG.
- ^ Semi-satellite of WKYT.
- ^ Licensed to Owensboro, Kentucky.
- ^ Licensed to Madisonville, Kentucky.
- ^ Licensed to Newport, Kentucky.
- ^ Licensed to Covington, Kentucky.
- ^ a b Licensed to Ashland, Kentucky.
- ^ Licensed to Glasgow, Kentucky.
- ^ Licensed to Scottsville, Kentucky.
- ^ Licensed to Campbellsville, Kentucky.
- ^ Licensed to Bowling Green, Kentucky.
- ^ Licensed to Augusta, Kentucky.
- ^ Licensed to Louisa, Kentucky.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Digital TV Market Listings: Bowling Green, Kentucky". RabbitEars. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
- ^ a b "Digital TV Market Listings: Lexington, Kentucky". RabbitEars. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
- ^ a b "Digital TV Market Listings: Louisville, Kentucky". RabbitEars. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
- ^ a b "Digital TV Market Listings: Paducah, Kentucky". RabbitEars. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
- ^ a b "Digital TV Market Listings: Eastern Kentucky". RabbitEars. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
- ^ "Digital TV Market Listings: Evansville, Indiana". RabbitEars. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
- ^ a b "Digital TV Market Listings: Cincinnati, Ohio". RabbitEars. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
- ^ a b "Digital TV Market Listings: Huntington, West Virginia". RabbitEars. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
- ^ "Digital TV Market Listings: Nashville, Tennessee". RabbitEars. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
Bibliography
[edit]- "United States TV Stations: Kentucky", Yearbook of Radio and Television, New York: Radio Television Daily, 1964, OCLC 7469377 – via Internet Archive
- John E. Kleber, ed. (1992). "Kentucky Broadcasters Association". Kentucky Encyclopedia. University Press of Kentucky. p. 491. ISBN 0-8131-2883-8.
- Frances M. Nash (1992). "Broadcasting". In John E. Kleber (ed.). Kentucky Encyclopedia. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 125–126. ISBN 0-8131-2883-8.
