WQKI-FM
City | Orangeburg, South Carolina |
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Frequency | 102.9 MHz |
Branding | Old Skool 102.9 |
Programming | |
Format | Urban oldies |
Ownership | |
Owner | Community Broadcasters, LLC |
History | |
First air date | December 8, 1987 (as WIGL) |
Former call signs | WIGL (1987-2003) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 6484 |
Class | A |
ERP | 3,100 watts |
HAAT | 139.4 meters (457 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°26′35″N 80°48′16″W / 33.44306°N 80.80444°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | cborangeburg.com/wqki |
WQKI-FM (102.9 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Orangeburg, South Carolina. It airs an urban oldies radio format and is owned by Community Broadcasters, LLC.[1]
WQKI-FM has a construction permit issued by the Federal Communications Commission to move its frequency to 95.7 MHz and slightly increase its effective radiated power (ERP) to 4,000 watts from the current output of 3,100 watts.[2]
History[]
The station went on the air as WIGL on December 8, 1987. On November 7, 2003, the station changed its call sign to the current WQKI.[3]
WQKI planned a move to 95.7 FM in Batesburg-Leesville; the owner was Willis Broadcasting from Tennessee before the station was later purchased by Miller Communications, Inc.[4]
Miller Communications sold WQKI-FM, eleven other South Carolina radio stations, and several translators to Community Broadcasters, LLC for $2.5 million, in a transaction that was consummated on January 7, 2016.
References[]
- ^ "WQKI-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WQKI-FM
- ^ "WQKI Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "FM Query Results (WQKI)". Retrieved 2009-01-27.
External links[]
- WQKI in the FCC FM station database
- WQKI on Radio-Locator
- WQKI in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Radio stations in South Carolina
- Radio stations established in 1987
- 1987 establishments in South Carolina
- Urban oldies radio stations in the United States
- South Carolina radio station stubs