WAKY

"For the original WAKY-AM Top 40 music station in Louisville, see WKRD (AM)."

Infobox Radio station
name = WAKY


city = Radcliff, Kentucky
area = Louisville
slogan =
branding =
frequency = 103.5 MHz
repeater =
airdate =
share = 2.0
share as of = Wi'08
share source = R&Rcite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Louisville Market Ratings | date= | url=http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRRatings/DefaultSearch.aspx?MarketName=Louisville&MarketRank=%20 | work =Radio & Records | pages = | date = | language = ]
format = Oldies
power =
erp = 3,500 watts
haat = 232.0 meters
class = C3
facility_id = 70495
coordinates = coord|37|52|45.00|N| 85|43|3.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning = Wacky [ cite web|url=http://www.oldradio.com/archives/nelson/origins.call-list.html |title=Call Letter Origins |work=Radio History on the Web ]
former_callsigns = WUOX (1991-1992)
WLVK (1992-1995)
WASE (1995-2007)
owner = W & B Broadcasting, Inc.
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast =
website = http://www.waky1035.com
affiliations =

WAKY (103.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to Radcliff, Kentucky, USA, the station serves the Louisville area. The station is currently owned by W & B Broadcasting, Inc.. [ cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WAKY |title=WAKY Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ] The station's studios are located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.

History

The station went on the air as WUOX on 1991-11-01. on 1992-10-30, the station changed its call sign to WLVK, on 1995-07-17 to WASE, on 2007-05-11 to the current WAKY. [ cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=70495&Callsign=WAKY |title=WAKY Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ]

The WAKY calls and oldies format the station airs are an homage to Louisville's WAKY-AM 790, a legendary and popular Top 40 music station from the late 1950s to the late 1970s. The original WAKY-AM is now WKRD. Prior to adopting the WAKY calls, 103.5 FM also played oldies as WASE "Kool 103.5."

Since former competitor WRKA 103.1 FM dropped its classic hits format in favor of contemporary country music, WAKY-FM is now the only rock oldies station in the Louisville market.

References

External links

* [http://www.waky1035.com WAKY 103.5 website]
* [http://www.79waky.com Tribute site in remembrance of the original WAKY-AM]
*FM station data|WAKY
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