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WKQQ
Broadcast areaLexington, Kentucky
Frequency100.1 MHz (HD Radio)
100.1 HD2 Q2 Modern Rock
Branding100.1 WKQQ
Programming
FormatClassic rock
Ownership
Owner
WLAP, WMXL, WBUL-FM, WLKT, WWRW
History
First air date
1974
Former call signs
WLFX (1989-1992)
WHRS-FM (1992-1993)
WWYC (1993-1998)[1]
Former frequencies
98.1 MHz (1974–98)
Technical information
Facility ID68206
ClassC2
ERP20,000 watts
HAAT194 meters (637 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
38°07′24″N 84°26′37″W / 38.12333°N 84.44361°W / 38.12333; -84.44361
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewkqq.com

WKQQ (100.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to the city of Winchester, Kentucky, and serves the greater Lexington, Kentucky, area. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. It airs a classic rock format.[2]

The station has been assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since February 4, 1998.[1]

History

WLEX-FM [WKQQ's original call letters] came on the air in 1968 on 98.1 MHz

WKQQ was licensed as a 50 KW facility on 98.1, and in 1974 that was increased to 100 KW. It ran as an Album-Oriented Rock station from this site until the late 1990s when the FCC mandated that all Class C FMs running 100 KW ERP must be 1000' HAAT. At this point, WKQQ switched frequencies with the old Winchester, KY Class A FM, received a CP for 20 KW on 100.1 MHz and built a new station and identity. The station now plays a deep tracks-purged rotation of Mainstream Rock. Winchester received the old 98.1 MHz frequency at the 100 KW power level. WBUL-FM currently occupies 98.1.[3]

iHeart's Strictly Blues Radio originates here and broadcasts on its HD-2 subchannel. [4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ^ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ^ http://www.lkyradio.com/WKQQ.htm
  4. ^ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=100 HD Radio Guide for Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky