WKIC
For the Hazard, Kentucky radio station that held the call sign WKIC at 1390 AM until August 2009, see WZQQ.
| City of license | Hyden, Kentucky |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Hazard, Kentucky |
| Slogan | "All Hit Radio" |
| Frequency | 97.9 FM (MHz) |
| Format | CHR |
| Power | 25,000 watts |
| HAAT | 346 meters |
| Class | C3 |
| Facility ID | 37110 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°11′36″N 83°11′04″W / 37.19333°N 83.18444°W |
| Former callsigns | WZQQ[1] |
| Owner | Leslie County Broadcasting, Inc. |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
WKIC (97.9 FM) is a radio station operated by Leslie County Broadcasting with studios on Main Street in Hazard, Kentucky. It airs a CHR music format. The legendary call sign of WKIC has been heard on the AM dial for over 60 years. WKIC-FM began broadcasting at 96.5 in the 1950s. Shortly afterwards WKIC-FM moved to 94.1. In 1964 WKIC began broadcasting on 101.1. The call sign was changed to WSGS in 1970.[2] WKIC returned to the FM dial in 2009 at 97.9. [3]
The station has been assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since August 24, 2009.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ↑ "Audio announcement of call sign change". WKIC-FM. 2009-08-24. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
- ↑ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WKIC
- Radio-Locator information on WKIC
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WKIC
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