WKKO
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| City | Toledo, Ohio |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Toledo Metropolitan Area |
| Frequency | 99.9 MHz |
| Branding | K100 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Cumulus Media (Cumulus Licensing LLC) |
Sister stations | WRQN, WMIM, WQQO (HD2), WXKR |
| History | |
First air date | September 3, 1981 (as WKLR-Switched to WKKO in 1986) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 22673 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 152.4 meters |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live Listen Live via iHeart |
| Website | k100country |
WKKO is a commercial FM radio station in Toledo, Ohio broadcasting on 99.9 MHz with a country music format. It is owned by Cumulus Media. The station's studios are located in Toledo, and its transmitter is located in Harbor View, Ohio.
History[]
During the summer of 1981, the station made its debut to Toledo with the current country format known as K100. Joe Hill (now retired) of Family Life Radio was the first announcer when the station (then WKLR) went from 8,000 watts to 50,000 watts in the summer of 1982. After the power up, the station was heard in Detroit. In 1986, the call letters were changed from WKLR-FM to WKKO. The station was owned by Booth American of Detroit for some 30 years, then Fritz Broadcasting (also from Detroit) beginning in 1994. It was then sold to its current owner, Cumulus Broadcasting, in 1997.
WKKO has consistently been not only a market leader in the Toledo area, but its share of the market ranks among the highest nationwide. Longtime morning duo Mitch and Mary Beth left WKKO for WRVF (101.5) in 2000 and were replaced by WKKO Program Director Gary Shores and Assistant Program Director Harvey J. Steele, together known as Shores & Steele. The two had previously done afternoons for some six years, and were named Broadcast Personalities for medium markets by the Country Music Association.
As of 2021, the station’s lineup consists of the local Lyn & Cliff Morning Show, Toledo radio veteran Johny D on middays, and Mark “Mookie” Andrews on afternoon drive. Evening slot is filled in with the syndicated program Nights With Elania.[1] WKKO also competes with rival WPFX 107.7.
Simulcasting[]
1992: WTOD/1560 begins simulcasting K100 99.9 FM.
2004: WTOD 1560 AM drops the K100 simulcast and flips to talk radio as Supertalk 1560.
References[]
External links[]
- K100 Country - Official Site
- WKKO in the FCC FM station database
- WKKO on Radio-Locator
- WKKO in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
Coordinates: 41°40′05″N 83°27′11″W / 41.668°N 83.453°W
- Radio stations in Toledo, Ohio
- Country radio stations in the United States
- Radio stations established in 1981
- Cumulus Media radio stations