WWKN
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 a classic hits 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.
| Simulcasting WKLX Brownsville | |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Butler County, Kentucky |
| Frequency | 99.1 MHz |
| Branding | Sam FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Newberry Broadcasting, Inc.[1] |
| WKLX, WCDS, WHHT, WPTQ, WOVO, WWKU | |
| History | |
First air date | June 15, 2011 [2] |
Call sign meaning | W Western KeNtucky |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 170956 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 650 watts (0.65 kW) [3] |
| HAAT | 226 feet (69 m) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°13′38″N 86°41′54″W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | bowlinggreensam.com |
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.
External links
- WWKN in the FCC FM station database
- WWKN on Radio-Locator
- WWKN in Nielsen Audio's FM station database