WKQQ

WKQQ (100.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to the city of Winchester, Kentucky, serving Lexington and the greater Central Kentucky area. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and airs a classic rock format.[2]

WKQQ
CityWinchester, Kentucky
Broadcast areaLexington Metro area
Central Kentucky
Branding100.1 WKQQ
SloganLexington's Rock Station
Frequency100.1 MHz (HD Radio)
100.1 HD2 iHeart Strictly Blues
First air date1974 (at 98.1)
FormatClassic rock
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT194 meters (637 feet)
ClassC2
Facility ID68206
Transmitter coordinates38°07′24″N 84°26′37″W
Former call signsWLFX (1989-1992)
WHRS-FM (1992-1993)
WWYC (1993-1998)[1]
Former frequencies98.1 MHz (1974–98)
OwneriHeartMedia, Inc.
(Citicasters Licenses, Inc.)
Sister stationsWLAP, WMXL, WBUL-FM, WLKT, WWRW
WebcastListen Live
Websitewkqq.iheart.com

The station has been assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since February 4, 1998.[1]

History

WLEX-FM [WKQQ's original call letters] came on the air in 1968 on 98.1 MHz

WKQQ was licensed as a 50 KW facility on 98.1, and in 1974 that was increased to 100 KW. It ran as an Album-Oriented Rock station from this site until the late 1990s when the FCC mandated that all Class C FMs running 100 KW ERP must be 1000' HAAT. At this point, WKQQ switched frequencies with the old Winchester, KY Class A FM, received a CP for 20 KW on 100.1 MHz and built a new station and identity. The station now plays a deep tracks-purged rotation of mainstream rock. Winchester received the old 98.1 MHz frequency at the 100 KW power level. WBUL-FM currently occupies 98.1.[3] Back in May WKQQ increased its Coverage to 50 KW And changed its format to Classic Rock the change took place cause people couldn't pick up WKQQ In London, KY. Now the Coverage will be increasing its Clarity and Signal on 100.1 and WKQQ Will be on 100.1 until another mandate by the FCC.

iHeart's Strictly Blues Radio originates here and broadcasts on its HD-2 subchannel. [4]

References
  1. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. http://www.lkyradio.com/WKQQ.htm
  4. http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=100 HD Radio Guide for Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky
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