WWKN
| City | Morgantown, Kentucky |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Butler County, Kentucky |
| Branding | Sam FM |
| Frequency | 99.1 MHz |
| First air date | June 15, 2011 [1] |
| Format | Adult hits (WKLX simulcast) |
| ERP | 650 watts (0.65 kW) [2] |
| HAAT | 226 feet (69 m) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 170956 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°13′38″N 86°41′54″W / 37.22722°N 86.69833°W |
| Callsign meaning | W Western KeNtucky |
| Owner | Newberry Broadcasting, Inc.[3] |
| Sister stations | WKLX, WCDS, WHHT, WPTQ, WOVO, WWKU |
| Website | bowlinggreensam.com |
WWKN (99.1 FM) is a radio station that is licensed to and serving Morgantown, Kentucky. The station is owned by Newberry Broadcasting, Inc. It broadcasts an Oldies format with 650 watts of effective radiated power from its transmitter located along Veterans Way (KY 70) near the Charles Black City Park in Morgantown. WWKN is a full-time repeater of Brownsville-licensed WKLX, which is based in Bowling Green.
This station is one of two radio stations based in Morgantown, the other being WLBQ-AM 1570 and its FM translator, W268CE (101.5 FM).
History
Although granted a construction permit in June 2008, the station didn't go on the air until about three years later. It signed on the air as a full-time repeater of WKLX, and has been repeating that station's signal ever since.
References
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WWKN
- Radio-Locator information on WWKN
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WWKN