WKES
WKES (91.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a religious radio format. Licensed to Lakeland, Florida, United States, it serves the Tampa Bay area from its studios at Keswick Christian School in Seminole. The station is owned by the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago and features programming from Moody Radio.
| City | Lakeland, Florida |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Tampa Bay area |
| Branding | Moody Radio Florida |
| Frequency | 91.1 MHz |
| Translator(s) | See § Translators |
| Repeater(s) | (see article) |
| First air date | May 20, 1975 |
| Format | religious radio |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 128 meters |
| Class | C1 |
| Facility ID | 19871 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 28°4′46.00″N 82°2′27.00″W |
| Call sign meaning | KESwick Christian School (founders of WKES and associated with Moody) |
| Former call signs | WCIE (1975-1997) |
| Affiliations | Moody Radio |
| Owner | Moody Bible Institute (The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago) |
| Website | moodyradioflorida |
WKES is the flagship of the statewide Moody Radio Florida network, which includes:
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | Facility ID | ERP W |
Height m (ft) |
Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHGN | 91.9 FM | Crystal River, Florida | 11026 | 41,000 | 165 m (541 ft) | C2 | FCC |
| WKZM | 104.3 FM | Sarasota, Florida | 11037 | 25,000 | 81 m (266 ft) | C3 | FCC |
| WSOR | 90.9 FM | Naples, Florida | 61506 | 36,000 | 275 m (902 ft) | C1 | FCC |
Local programming includes New Day Florida (a morning show) and Prime Time Florida (a drive-time afternoon show), plus hourly news and traffic updates, along with weather updates from former Bay News 9 meteorologist Alan Winfield.
History
The station first signed on May 20, 1975 at 91.3 MHz as WCIE, a religious station owned by the Carpenter's Home Church in Lakeland. In 1980, as part of a plan to increase its power, the station relocated to 91.1 MHz. In 1997, in a three way swap, Carpenter's Home sold WCIE to Paxson Broadcasting, who in turn swapped the station with Moody's WKES, which at the time was on 101.5 FM. WKES would soon move to 91.1 FM; after a brief simulcast period, its old 101.5 frequency became a commercial station under Paxson, as WILV (now WPOI, owned by Cox Radio).
Translators
| Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | Facility ID | ERP (W) | Height (m (ft)) | Class | FCC info | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W215CJ | 90.9 | Tampa, Florida | 106675 | 70 | 51 m (167 ft) | D | FCC | Relays WKES |
| W247AF | 97.3 | Sarasota, Florida | 84009 | 80 | 48 m (157 ft) | D | FCC | Relays WKES |
| W272BM | 102.3 | Fort Myers Beach, Florida | 156554 | 80 | 52 m (171 ft) | D | FCC | Relays WSOR |
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WKES
- Radio-Locator information on WKES
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WKES
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- Query the FCC's FM station database for WHGN
- Radio-Locator information on WHGN
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WHGN