WKYN

WKYN

Mount Sterling, Kentucky
Broadcast area	Mount Sterling Winchester Owingsville Morehead
Frequency	107.7 MHz
Branding	K107
Programming
Format	Classic Country
Ownership
Owner	Gateway Radio Works, Inc.
History
First air date	1983 (as WKCA)
Former call signs	WGGI (1983–1983) WKCA (1983–2007)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	23345
Class	A
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	100 meters
Transmitter coordinates	38°06′08″N 83°50′12″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	wkynradio.com

WKYN (107.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic country format. Licensed to Mount Sterling, Kentucky, the station serves the area of East-Central Kentucky between Lexington and Morehead. The station is currently owned by Gateway Radio Works, Inc.^[2]

History

The station went on the air as WGGI on 1983-01-12. on 1983-04-27, the station changed its call sign to WKCA, on 2007-10-01 to the current WKYN,^[3] Call sign WKYN earlier pertained to the San Juan, Puerto Rico, station in the Caribbean-area's English-language Quality Broadcasting System chain. QBS included stations in US Virgin Islands and Ponce, PR. Alfredo Ramírez de Arellano was owner; Art Merrill, station manager; Troy W. Fields and later Nancy Frazer, sales managers; Bob Bennett, programming director. Its format was American music, divided into type by time slot. Sally Jessy (Raphael) had a morning talk show Monday through Friday.

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for WKYN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "WKYN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
3. "WKYN Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 23345 (WKYN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WKYN in Nielsen Audio's FM station database