WPKE (AM)
City | Pikeville, Kentucky |
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Frequency | 1240 kHz |
Branding | Hit City USA |
Programming | |
Format | Classic hits |
Ownership | |
Owner | Lynn Parrish (Mountain Top Media LLC) |
WPKE-FM, WDHR, WZLK, WXCC, WLSI, WEKB, WPRT, WBTH | |
History | |
First air date | 1949 |
Call sign meaning | PiKEville[1] |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 18225 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°28′50″N 82°31′35″W / 37.48056°N 82.52639°WCoordinates: 37°28′50″N 82°31′35″W / 37.48056°N 82.52639°W |
Repeater(s) | 98.1 W251AI (Pikeville) |
Links | |
Website | Official Website |
WPKE (1240 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Pikeville, Kentucky, United States, the station is currently owned by Lynn Parrish, through licensee Mountain Top Media LLC.[2] WPKE is an affiliate of Westwood One. WPKE is also the voice of cable channel 9 in the city of Pikeville, Kentucky, USA for customers of Suddenlink Cable.
Previous logo[]
References[]
- ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
- ^ "WPKE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links[]
- Official Website
- WPKE in the FCC AM station database
- WPKE on Radio-Locator
- WPKE in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Categories:
- Radio stations in Kentucky
- Classic hits radio stations in the United States
- Radio stations established in 1949
- 1949 establishments in Kentucky
- Kentucky radio station stubs