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 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.

WWKN
CityMorgantown, Kentucky
Broadcast areaButler County, Kentucky
Frequency99.1 MHz
BrandingSam FM
Programming
FormatAdult hits (WKLX simulcast)
Ownership
OwnerNewberry Broadcasting, Inc.[2]
HAAT226 feet (69 m)
Transmitter coordinates
37°13′38″N 86°41′54″W
Links
Websitebowlinggreensam.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.

References
  1. https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=170956
  2. [http://radiostation.org/wwkn-99-1-fm-sam-fm-in-morgantown-kentucky/ WWKN 99.1 FM: Sam FM in Morgantown, KentuckyWKLX, WCDS, WHHT, WPTQ, WOVO, WWKUHistory
    First air date
    June 15, 2011 [1]
    Call sign meaning
    W Western KeNtuckyTechnical informationFacility ID170956ClassAERP650 watts (0.65 kW) <ref>http://radiostationnet.com/fm/kentucky/WWKN/


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