WUCO
| Broadcast area | Evansville |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1550 kHz |
| Branding | The Sports Edge 1550 AM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports talk |
| Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio, Kentucky Sports Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Henson Media, Inc. |
| History | |
Former call signs | WMSK (?-1999) WYGS (1999-2000) WMSK (2000-2015) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 68808 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 145 watts day 6 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°40′4.00″N 87°55′46.00″W / 37.6677778°N 87.9294444°W |
WUCO (1550 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports talk format. Licensed to Morganfield, Kentucky, USA, the station serves the Evansville area. The station is currently owned by Henson Media, Inc. and features programming from Fox Sports Radio and Kentucky Sports Radio.[1]
History
The station went on the air in November 1960, and, with the exception of a brief period in 1999-2000 using the call sign WYGS, the station had always been known as WMSK.[2]
On January 3, 2011, the station switched from its former classic country music format to sports talk, affiliating with Fox Sports Radio and Kentucky Sports Radio.[3]
The station changed from WMSK to the current WUCO call sign on February 12, 2015.
References
- ^ "WUCO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WUCO Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ ""WMSK 1550 to flip formats, will become "The Sports Edge" on Monday morning"". Jake's DTV Blog.
External links
- WUCO in the FCC AM station database
- WUCO in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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