Frequency | 1050 kHz |
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Branding | K-Country |
Programming | |
Format | Classic Country |
Ownership | |
Owner | Radio Active Media, Inc. |
WKYA | |
History | |
First air date | January 1955 |
Former frequencies | 1600 kHz (1955–1960) |
Technical information [1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 46946 |
Class | D |
Power | 1,000
watts day 172 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°16′9″N 87°8′32″W / 37.26917°N 87.14222°W |
Repeater(s) | W284AO (104.7 FM) Central City |
Links | |
Public license information |
WNES (1050 AM) is a classic country-formatted radio station that is licensed to and located in Central City, Kentucky, United States. The station is currently owned by Starlight Broadcasting Co., Inc. [2]
The station's studio (shared with sister station WKYA) and transmitter is located on Everly Brothers Boulevard ( U.S. Highway 62) near the Western Kentucky Parkway underpass southwest of Central City.
On September 8, 1954, Muhlenberg Broadcasting Company was granted a construction permit by the FCC. [3] The station began broadcasting on January 1, 1955, as the first radio station to broadcast in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. The station was a 500 watt daytime-only station broadcasting at 1600 kilocycles. [4] [5] In December 1956, the station launched its FM companion, WNES-FM (101.9 FM, now WEKV), [4]: 98 and would simulcast its AM programming on that station until 1980, when the FM became a separate entity. WNES reallocated to its current frequency of 1050 kilocycles in August 1960. [3] [4]: 98 [6]
In March 2013, the station's owner, Starlight Broadcasting, was renamed Radio Active Media, Inc. The station's programming was simulcast on the FM dial via WNES-FM (now WEKV) from that station's 1956 inception until December 1981. In September 2014, the FM simulcast of WNES returned when the station launched a Class D low-power FM translator, W284AO, broadcasting a frequency of 104.7 megahertz with 250 watts of power. [7]
The station's daytime signal covers Muhlenberg and surrounding counties, plus the Owensboro and Henderson area. Its nighttime signal coverage is greatly reduced to avoid co-frequency interference with other AM 1050 stations. W284AO's signal covers all of Muhlenberg County, along with portions of its neighboring counties.
Frequency | 1050 kHz |
---|---|
Branding | K-Country |
Programming | |
Format | Classic Country |
Ownership | |
Owner | Radio Active Media, Inc. |
WKYA | |
History | |
First air date | January 1955 |
Former frequencies | 1600 kHz (1955–1960) |
Technical information [1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 46946 |
Class | D |
Power | 1,000
watts day 172 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°16′9″N 87°8′32″W / 37.26917°N 87.14222°W |
Repeater(s) | W284AO (104.7 FM) Central City |
Links | |
Public license information |
WNES (1050 AM) is a classic country-formatted radio station that is licensed to and located in Central City, Kentucky, United States. The station is currently owned by Starlight Broadcasting Co., Inc. [2]
The station's studio (shared with sister station WKYA) and transmitter is located on Everly Brothers Boulevard ( U.S. Highway 62) near the Western Kentucky Parkway underpass southwest of Central City.
On September 8, 1954, Muhlenberg Broadcasting Company was granted a construction permit by the FCC. [3] The station began broadcasting on January 1, 1955, as the first radio station to broadcast in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. The station was a 500 watt daytime-only station broadcasting at 1600 kilocycles. [4] [5] In December 1956, the station launched its FM companion, WNES-FM (101.9 FM, now WEKV), [4]: 98 and would simulcast its AM programming on that station until 1980, when the FM became a separate entity. WNES reallocated to its current frequency of 1050 kilocycles in August 1960. [3] [4]: 98 [6]
In March 2013, the station's owner, Starlight Broadcasting, was renamed Radio Active Media, Inc. The station's programming was simulcast on the FM dial via WNES-FM (now WEKV) from that station's 1956 inception until December 1981. In September 2014, the FM simulcast of WNES returned when the station launched a Class D low-power FM translator, W284AO, broadcasting a frequency of 104.7 megahertz with 250 watts of power. [7]
The station's daytime signal covers Muhlenberg and surrounding counties, plus the Owensboro and Henderson area. Its nighttime signal coverage is greatly reduced to avoid co-frequency interference with other AM 1050 stations. W284AO's signal covers all of Muhlenberg County, along with portions of its neighboring counties.