WEKU
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Broadcast area | Lexington Metro area Central Kentucky Eastern Kentucky |
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Frequency | 88.9 MHz |
Branding | Lexington's Radio News Leader |
Programming | |
Format | Public Radio - News - Talk |
Affiliations | National Public Radio American Public Media Public Radio Exchange BBC World Service Kentucky Public Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | Eastern Kentucky University |
History | |
First air date | October 7, 1968 |
Call sign meaning | W Eastern Kentucky University |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 18307 |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 50,000 watts |
HAAT | 219 meters (719 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°52′45″N 84°19′33″W / 37.87917°N 84.32583°W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live HD2: Listen live |
Website | www |
WEKU (88.9 FM) is a non-commercial, listener-supported, public radio station in Richmond, Kentucky. It is a charter member of National Public Radio and it is owned by Eastern Kentucky University, broadcasting a news, talk and information format. The studios and offices are in the Perkins Building on Kit Carson Drive at Lancaster Avenue, as part of the EKU campus.
WEKU is a Class C1 station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts. The transmitter is off Igo Road near Interstate 75.[2] The signal covers central and eastern Kentucky, including nearby Lexington. Programming is also heard on several satellite stations and FM translators.
Satellites and translators
[edit]WEKU operates three full-power satellite stations and five low-power FM translator stations.[3] Their combined footprint covers nearly half of the Commonwealth.
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WEKU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WEKU
- ^ "About WEKU". WEKU-FM. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
External links
[edit]- WEKU official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 18307 (WEKU) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WEKU in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 173819 (WEKP) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WEKP in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 18306 (WEKH) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WEKH in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 92574 (WEKC) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WEKC in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 146303 (W245AS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W245AS at FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 144169 (W294BG) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W294BG at FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 158297 (W242BR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W242BR at FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 146280 (W273AY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W273AY at FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 141596 (W236AY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W236AY at FCCdata.org