WTKE-FM
- For the radio station in New Orleans, Louisiana that picked up the call letters in 2010, see WZRH.
| City | Niceville, Florida |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Fort Walton Beach area |
| Frequency | 100.3 MHz |
| Branding | The Ticket |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | CBS Sports Radio New Orleans Saints (NFL) Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Lee Hagan (Ft. Walton Beach License Company, LLC) |
| History | |
First air date | 1993 (as WNCV) |
Former call signs | WNCV (1992-2006) WRKN (2006-2009) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 10055 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 3,000 watts |
| HAAT | 143 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°24′50.00″N 86°37′40.00″W / 30.4138889°N 86.6277778°W |
| Translator(s) | 97.1 W246BN (Pensacola) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wearesportsradio |
WTKE-FM (100.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Niceville, Florida, United States, the station serves the Fort Walton Beach area. WTKE-FM is owned by [receiver] Lee Hagan and the station's broadcast license is currently held by Ft. Walton Beach License Company, LLC.[1]
This station serves as Fort Walton Beach's affiliate of the New Orleans Saints Radio Network anchored by flagship station WWL (AM) and WWL-FM in New Orleans, Louisiana.
History[]
The station was assigned call sign WNCV on May 7, 1992. On August 1, 2006, the station changed its call sign to WRKN. On November 19, 2009, WRKN swapped call signs with sister station WTKE-FM (which became WHWY).[2]
WFTW, which began operating in 1953, and was owned and operated by Wilbur R. Powell of Vacationland Broadcasting of Crestview, Florida. It was a 1,000-watt daytime station operating at 1260 kHz. In 1965, WFTW-FM 99.3 began operating at the same facility, and was mostly a simulcast of the AM programming. I joined WFTW as an announcer/engineer in 1966. We were told to announce the call letters as "WFTW-FM and WFTW, Fort Walton Beach, Florida", as they were really trying to promote the FM station.[3] The AM station WNUE is now The Ticket and is home to The Ticket Sports Network that includes WDSP 1280 AM, WFDM 1400. All owned by Lee Hagan of Fort Walton Beach,
References[]
- ^ "WTKE-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WTKE-FM Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Broadcasting Yearbook 1972-73" (PDF).
External links[]
- Official website
- WTKE in the FCC FM station database
- WTKE on Radio-Locator
- WTKE in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- W246BN in the FCC FM station database
- W246BN on Radio-Locator
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