WJKE (101.3 FM, "K-Love") is a
contemporary Christian
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music radio station licensed to
Stillwater, New York
Stillwater is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States, with a population of 8,287 at the 2010 census. The town contains a village called Stillwater. The town is at the eastern border of the county, southeast of Saratoga Springs and ...
, United States, and serving
Saratoga County as an affiliate of the
K-Love network. It is owned by the
Educational Media Foundation and broadcasts at 2,900 watts
ERP from a tower in Stillwater. In addition to its key coverage area, WJKE is a rimshot into both the
Glens Falls/Lake George area and the tri-cities of Albany, Schenectady and Troy.
The station previously aired a mainstream AC format, with an emphasis on gold-based soft and upbeat music from the 80s and 90s, along with some currents with the on air branding "Star 101.3".
The station debuted an adult CHR format in February 2013, along with the return of The Jockey branding, the station utilize that branding during the early years of AC (1988-1994).
The station began broadcasting in 1988 as WSSV, a full-service adult contemporary station that served mainly the nearby city of
Saratoga Springs
Saratoga Springs is a city in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 28,491 at the 2020 census. The name reflects the presence of mineral springs in the area, which has made Saratoga a popular resort destination for over ...
. Sold by its original owners in April 1994, the station reimaged itself as WJKE ''(The Jockey)'', a name referring to the nearby
Saratoga Race Course
Saratoga Race Course is a Thoroughbred horse racing track located on Union Avenue in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States. Opened in 1863, it is often considered to be the oldest major sporting venue of any kind in the country, but is actu ...
. When WJKE became the first station bought by the Anastos Media Group in October 1998, the station was rebranded again with the WQAR ''(Star 101.3)'' calls and name.
Ernie Anastos
Ernie Anastos (born July 12, 1943) is an American news anchor and the host of the show ''Positively America with Ernie Anastos''. He anchored the news at 6 p.m. on WNYW in New York City. He was also the anchor of the 5 and 10 p.m. newscasts on Fo ...
sold his Albany-area stations—WQAR,
WABY,
WUAM and its translator W291BY, and
WVKZ—to Empire Broadcasting Corporation in June 2012 at a purchase price of $1.2 million.
The transaction was consummated on September 7, 2012. On September 8, 2012, the station reverted to the WJKE call sign.
On February 27, 2013, WJKE rebranded as "The Jockey".
WJKE previously aired several nationally syndicated radio shows including "Intelligence For Your Life" with
John Tesh
John Frank Tesh (born July 9, 1952) is an American pianist and composer of pop music, as well as a radio host and television presenter. He hosts the ''Intelligence for Your Life'' radio show. In addition, since 2014, he has hosted ''Intelligen ...
, ''
Your Weekend with Jim Brickman'', and "Retro Pop Reunion" with Joe Cortez. The station no longer carries these programs as of 2013.
On November 15, 2017, Empire Broadcasting sold WJKE to
Educational Media Foundation for $550,000. EMF flipped the station to its
K-Love network upon the sale's closure on February 1, 2018. The signal was paired with
WYKV, as its coverage contour nearly ends where WJKE's begins.
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Contemporary Christian radio stations in the United States
K-Love radio stations
Radio stations established in 1988
1988 establishments in New York (state)
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