WKYN

WKYN
City Mount Sterling, Kentucky
Branding K107.7
Slogan Classic Hit Country
Frequency 107.7 MHz
First air date 1983 (as WKCA)
Format Classic Country
ERP 6,000 watts
HAAT 100 meters
Class A
Facility ID 23345
Transmitter coordinates 38°6′8.00″N 83°50′12.00″W / 38.1022222°N 83.8366667°W / 38.1022222; -83.8366667
Former callsigns WGGI (1983-1983)
WKCA (1983-2007)
Owner Gateway Radio Works, Inc.
Website wkynradio.com

WKYN (107.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic country format. Licensed to Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States. The station is currently owned by Gateway Radio Works, Inc.[1]

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,[2] 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. ↑ "WKYN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ↑ "WKYN Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.


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