WLVK
| Simulcasting WLGK, New Albany, Indiana | |
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Broadcast area | Radcliff-Elizabethtown, Kentucky |
| Frequency | 105.5 MHz |
| Branding | The Sound |
| Programming | |
| Format | Worship music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | W & B Broadcasting Co., Inc. |
| Operator | Word Media Group |
| History | |
First air date | October 1, 1967 (as WSAC-FM) |
Former call signs |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 70496 | |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 3,200 watts |
| HAAT | 139 meters (456 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°46′57.2″N 85°54′37.9″W / 37.782556°N 85.910528°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
WLVK (105.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a worship music format, simulcasting WLGK (94.7 FM). WLVK is licensed to serve the community of Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States. The station is owned by W & B Broadcasting Co., Inc.,[2] and is programmed by Word Media Group under a local marketing agreement.
History
[edit]The station went on the air October 1, 1967,[3] as WSAC-FM, owned by the Fort Knox Broadcasting Company as a separately-programmed FM sister station to WSAC.[4] It changed its call sign to WWKK on March 31, 1980,[5] back to WSAC-FM in 1984,[6] and to WASE on January 17, 1988.[7] The station featured Top 40 and adult contemporary formats from the 1960s until 1993. In February 1993, WASE shifted from soft adult contemporary to oldies.[8] On October 14, 1993, the station modified its call sign to WASE-FM; on July 25, 1995, it changed to WLVK,[7] concurrent with the launch of a country music format and the move of the WASE call sign and oldies format to 103.5 FM.[9] Plans for the move had been made as early as 1993.[10]
On April 3, 2022, WLVK flipped from country music to a simulcast of classic hits station WAKY-FM 103.5 (the former WASE).[11] In February 2023, Word Media Group began programming WLVK under a local marketing agreement; Word would launch a contemporary worship music format branded as "The Sound", which in August would begin simulcasting on Word-owned WLGK (94.7 FM).[12]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WLVK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ "WLVK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010. 2010. p. D-239.
- ↑ 1968 Broadcasting Yearbook. 1968. p. B-67.
- ↑ "WWKK (WLVK) history cards" (PDF). Retrieved November 30, 2025.
- ↑ "Call letters". Broadcasting. May 7, 1984. p. 120.
- 1 2 "WLVK Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "Format Changes". The M Street Journal. February 17, 1993. p. 1.
- ↑ "Format Changes & Updates". The M Street Journal. August 2, 1995. p. 1.
- ↑ "Format Changes". The M Street Journal. August 18, 1993. p. 19.
- ↑ "WLVK Drops Cat Country For WAKY Simulcast". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ↑ Venta, Lance (August 7, 2023). "A New Sound For Louisville". RadioInsight. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 70496 (WLVK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WLVK in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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