Media in Glasgow, Kentucky
Glasgow, Kentucky is technically considered to be part of the Bowling Green, Kentucky DMA, which is ranked as the 182nd largest media market in the United States.
- Barren County Progress - weekly newspaper
Glasgow is also served by the Bowling Green Daily News, which was originally based in nearby Glasgow Junction (now Park City) during that publication's early days of operation. That newspaper is published all seven days of the week.
Defunct newspapers
[edit]- Glasgow Daily Times - published Monday through Saturday (1865–2020)
Television
[edit]Glasgow is served by all television stations in the Bowling Green area. Glasgow was also previously served by select television stations in Louisville and Nashville, Tennessee on local cable systems.
The city of Glasgow proper is served by the Glasgow Electric Plant Board, while areas surrounding the city is served by the South Central Rural Telephone Cooperative. Both cable companies provide local public-access television channels serving the immediate area. Some other areas of the Glasgow micropolitan area, including parts of Barren and Metcalfe Counties, plus Cumberland County, are served by Mediacom.
Currently, no over-the-air broadcast television stations have any physical presence in Glasgow. However, ABC affiliate WBKO once operated a news bureau during the 1980s and early 1990s.
Television stations
[edit]Current
[edit]Defunct
[edit]Glasgow was previously served locally by these Trinity Broadcasting Network owned-and-operated translators:
Radio
[edit]In addition to most radio stations in Bowling Green, Glasgow is served locally by the following stations listed below.
| kHz | Callsign | Format | On-air identity | External link | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1150 AM | WLOC | Variety | 101.7 WLOC | Licensed in Munfordville | |
| 1230 AM | WCDS | Sports | Fox Sports Radio | ||
| 1490 AM | WCLU | Oldies/Full service | 1490 WCLU | WCLUradio.com |
Adjacent locals
[edit]| kHz | Callsign | Format | On-air identity | External link | City of license | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 650 AM | WSM | Classic country | 650 WSM | WSMonline.com | Nashville, TN | 50,000 watt Clear-channel AM station |
| 840 AM | WHAS | News/Talk | NewsRadio 840 | WHAS.com | Louisville, KY | |
| 1370 AM | WTKY | Country | Tompkinsville, KY | |||
| 1510 AM | WLAC | News/Talk | NewsRadio 98.3 WLAC | WLAC.com | Nashville, TN | 50,000 watt Clear-channel AM station |
Defunct locals
[edit]- 800 AM - WSMJ - AC - Licensed to Cave City (1975–1991)
| MHz | Callsign | Format | On-air identity | External link | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88.3 | WSGP | Religious | King of Kings Radio | Full-time repeater of WTHL/Somerset | |
| 89.3 | WZVK | Christian contemporary | Christian Family Radio | christianfamilyradio.com | Full-time repeater of WCVK/Bowling Green |
| 91.1 | WBFK | Gospel | Licensed to Hiseville; full-time repeater of WBFI/McDaniels, Kentucky | ||
| 94.1 FM | WLYE-FM | Classic country | Willie Network 94.1 | willie941.com | |
| 95.7 FM | W239BT | Top 40/CHR | 95.9 The Vibe | ||
| 98.1 | W251BT | Active rock | 98.3 The Edge | 983theedge.com | Translator of W252CV/Bowling Green, which rebroadcasts WPTQ-HD2 106.3-2/Glasgow |
| 98.5 | W253BN | Classic country | Willie 94.1 | wcluradio.com | Translator of WLLI/Munfordville |
| 99.1 | WHSX | Country | 99.1 The Hoss | Licensed to Edmonton | |
| 102.3 FM | WLLI | Adult contemporary | Willie 94.1 | WCLU.com | Licensed to Munfordville |
| 103.7 FM | WHHT | Country | 103.7 Nash Icon | Licensed to Cave City | |
| 105.3 FM | WPTQ | Classic rock | 105.3 The Point | 1053thepoint.com | |
| 106.3 FM | WOVO | Adult contemporary | wovo1063.com | Licensed to Horse Cave |
Adjacent locals
[edit]| MHz | Callsign | Format | On-air identity | External link | City of license | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90.1 FM | WJCR-FM | Southern gospel | WJCR | Upton | ||
| 92.1 | WTKY-FM | Country | Country 92.1 | Tompkinsville | ||
| 98.3 FM | WQXE | Hot AC | Quicksie 98.3 | WQXE.com | Elizabethtown | |
| 99.3 FM | WVLE | Adult contemporary | 99.3 Love FM | Scottsville | ||
| 102.7 | WKWY | Country | Tompkinsville | |||
| 105.7 FM | WGRK-FM | Country | 105.7 The Frog | Greensburg |
The National Weather Service forecast office in Louisville provides automated weather information to the entire Mammoth Cave tourism area via Horse Cave-based weather band radio station WNG570, broadcast on a frequency of 162.500 MHz. Glasgow is also served on a secondary basis by Bowling Green's weather radio station KIH45.
See also
[edit]- Kentucky media
- List of newspapers in Kentucky
- List of radio stations in Kentucky
- List of television stations in Kentucky
- Media of cities in Kentucky: Bowling Green, Lexington, Louisville