WKYZ

WKYZ

City	Key Colony Beach, Florida
Broadcast area	Florida Keys area
Frequency	101.7 MHz
Branding	Pirate Radio 101.7 FM and 96.7 FM for Key West
Programming
Format	Adult Album Alternative
Affiliations	[None]
Ownership
Owner	Keys Media Company, Inc.
History
First air date	May 11, 1989
Former call signs	WKKB (May 11, 1989-November 2, 1998)
Former frequencies	101.3 MHz (May 11, 1989-2008)
Call sign meaning	West Keys
Technical information
Facility ID	73170
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	138 meters (453 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	24°41′30.00″N 81°6′31.00″W / 24.6916667°N 81.1086111°W / 24.6916667; -81.1086111
Translator(s)	96.7 W244CT (Key West)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	pirateradiokeywest.com

WKYZ (101.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an Adult Album Alternative format. Licensed to Key Colony Beach, Florida, United States, the station serves the Florida Keys area. The station is currently owned by Keys Media Company, Inc.^[1]

History[]

logo under previous format

The station went on the air as WKKB on May 11, 1989. On November 2, 1998, the station changed its call sign to the current WKYZ.^[2] It has broadcast a classic rock format in the past. On May 1, 2009, WKYZ returned to the air (after two months of silence) with talk, simulcasting WFFG 1300 AM Marathon, FL. On August 7, 2011, the simulcast with WFFG ended and the station adopted a AAA format with the branding "The New Pirate Radio 101.7 FM".

References[]

External links[]

• WKYZ in the FCC FM station database
• WKYZ on Radio-Locator
• WKYZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• W244CT in the FCC FM station database

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