Western's Public Radio

Western's Public Radio

"For the co-owned PBS station, see WKYU-TV."Infobox Radio station
name = WKYU-FM


city = Bowling Green, Kentucky
area =
slogan =
branding = "Westerns Public Radio"
frequency = 88.9 MHz
repeater = WKPB-FM 89.5, Henderson
WDCL-FM 89.7, Somerset
WKUE-FM 90.9, Elizabethtown
W277AA-FM 103.3, Somerset
airdate =
share = 2.2
share as of = FALL 2007
share source = RRC [cite news | first= | last= | title=Bowling Green KY Market Ratings | url= | publisher=Arbitron | work =Radio Research Consortium | url = http://www.rrconline.org/arbitron | date = FALL 2007 ]
format = Variety
power =
erp = 100,000 watts
haat = 219.0 meters
class = C1
facility_id = 71856
coordinates = coord|37|5|23.00|N| 86|38|5.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning = Western Kentucky University [ cite web|url=http://www.oldradio.com/archives/nelson/origins.call-list.html |title=Call Letter Origins |accessdate=2008-04-29 |work=Radio History on the Web ]
former_callsigns =
owner = Western Kentucky University
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast =
website = [http://www.wkyufm.org wkyufm.org]
affiliations = American Public Media, National Public Radio, Public Radio International

Western's Public Radio is the public radio service of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It is a division of the Department of Information Technology at WKU, broadcasting a mix of classical music and news/talk programming from National Public Radio.

The network consists of five stations, all simulcasting the same programming at all times:

*WKYU-FM (88.9, Bowling Green, flagship station)
*WKPB-FM (89.5, Henderson/Owensboro; also serves Evansville, Indiana)
*WDCL-FM (89.7, Somerset)
*WKUE-FM (90.9, Elizabethtown)
*W277AA-FM (103.3, Somerset)

Together, the five stations serve one of the largest coverage areas in the nation, reaching 65% of Kentucky, including the fringes of the Louisville and Lexington areas. The stations also serve portions of Indiana, Illinois and Tennessee.

WKYU-FM signed on for the first time on January 14, 1980. WDCL followed on February 22, 1983; WKPB on April 20, 1989, WKUE on June 1, 1990, and W277AA in 1993. Prior to Western Public Radio's sign-on, the only portion of the coverage area that had a clear signal from an NPR station was Henderson and Owensboro, which received NPR programming from WNIN-FM in Evansville.

References

External links

*FM station data|WKYU
*fmq|WKPB
*fmq|WDCL
*fmq|WKUE
*fmq|W277AA


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