WMKV

Infobox_Radio_station
name = WMKV


city = Reading, Ohio
area = Cincinnati, Ohio
branding = Flagship Station of the LifeSphere network.
slogan = Old Time Radio is Back.
airdate = 1995
frequency = 89.3 (MHz)
format = Big band/nostalgia
erp = 410 watts
class = A
callsign_meaning =
owner = LifeSphere
website = [http://www.wmkvfm.org/ www.wmkvfm.org]

WMKV (89.3 FM) is a radio station in Reading, Ohio, United States, a suburb of Cincinnati. It is the first FM educational public radio station to be licensed to a retirement community and also streams live via webcast. Operating from the campus of Maple Knoll Village, WMKV broadcasts talk programs, classic shows from the old-time radio era, and features adult standards and big band music. The station also carries the audio from the Fox 19 television morning news. WMKV has been broadcasting since 1995. The station's transmitter has an effective radiated power of 410W.

In November 2004, WMKV was the subject of a front-page Los Angeles Times profile. The writer, P.J. Huffstutter, had discovered the station while reporting on the 2004 American presidential election from Ohio.

In addition to its streaming audio service, three WMKV programs are currently available as podcasts via iTunes: "WMKV World Front," "WMKV Computer Talk," and "The Big Broadcast."

External links

* [http://www.wmkvfm.org/ WMKV]
* [http://www.mapleknoll.org/ Maple Knoll Village]
* [http://www.lifesphere.org/ LifeSphere]
*fmq|WMKV