WPKE-FM
For the AM radio station in Pikeville, Kentucky, United States, see WPKE (AM).
City of license | Coal Run, Kentucky |
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Branding | Classic Rock 103.1 FM |
Frequency | 103.1 MHz |
First air date | 1974 |
Format | Classic rock |
ERP | 1,200 watts |
HAAT | 226 meters |
Class | A |
Facility ID | 32973 |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°27′57.00″N 82°33′4.00″W / 37.4658333°N 82.5511111°W |
Callsign meaning | PiKEville[1] |
Former callsigns | WRAU (1990-1993) |
Affiliations | Premiere Radio Networks |
Owner | East Kentucky Broadcasting |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wpke.com |
WPKE-FM (103.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Classic rock format. Licensed to Coal Run, Kentucky, USA, the station is currently owned by East Kentucky Broadcasting and features programming from United Stations Radio Network and Premiere Radio Networks.[2]
History
The station went on the air as WECL then changed to WRAU on 1990-06-01. On 1993-12-27, the station changed its call sign to the current WPKE.[3]
Previously, this station was adult contemporary "Mix 103.1".[4]
References
- ↑ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
- ↑ "WPKE-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "WPKE Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "WPKE-FM - The Mix 103.1 Pikeville, KY". radiotime.com. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WPKE
- Radio-Locator information on WPKE
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WPKE
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