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WSEK-FM
WSEK-FM (93.9 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Burnside, Kentucky, it serves the south-central region of the state, specifically the Somerset and Lake Cumberland areas. It can also be received in London and Corbin, and as far north as the Lexington area. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and features programming from Premiere Networks. History The station went on the air as WJDJ on August 16, 1985, and was launched by sister AM station WKEQ (910; now WSEK), with a Top 40/CHR format with some oldies and local sports coverage blending in, and was an affiliate of NBC Radio Network's The Source network. The station quickly became the only CHR station in the area but was mixed in with local high school sports coverages as well. Prior to the station's launch, Top 40 titles were previously played on adult contemporary station WCTT-FM in Corbin within a 35-mile radius and a strong signal, as well as a moderate signal of AC station W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WSFC (AM)
WSFC (1240 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to Somerset, Kentucky, United States, the station is currently owned by iHeart Media as part of a duopoly of five radio stations, along with Classic country station WSEK (910 AM), country station WSEK-FM (93.9 FM, classic rock station WJQQ (97.1 FM), and Top 40/CHR station WLLK-FM (102.3 FM). WSFC maintains studios with its sister stations, along with transmission facilities, on 1st Radio Lane in the northern part of town. WSFC features programming from Compass Media Networks and Premiere Networks, and Westwood One. History WSFC began broadcasting at 2:35 p.m. Central Time on December 14, 1947. On September 1, 1948, it became an affiliate of the Mutual network. The station was owned by Southeastern Broadcasting Company, Incorporated and broadcast on 1240 kHz with 250 watts of power. An FM counterpart, WSFC-FM (now WSEK-FM) was signed-on in 1964. Over the course of its h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WJQQ
WJQQ (97.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Somerset, Kentucky, United States, the station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and features programming from Premiere Networks. History The station went on the air as WSFC-FM on September 1, 1964. In 1966, the station was relaunched as WSEK-FM with a Western and country music format. In 1981, WSEK-FM switched its network affiliation to the NBC Radio Network after having been with ABC since 1969. In 1968, the station changed its call sign to WSEK. On August 9, 2005, the station changed its call sign to WKEQ-FM; on August 18, 2005, the station modified its call sign to WKEQ. On June 1, 2016, changed its call sign to the current WJQQ, strengthening its ties to sister station WKQQ (100.1 FM) in Lexington, Kentucky Lexington is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city coterminous with and the county seat of Fayette County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 United States census ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WSEK (AM)
WSEK (910 Hertz, kHz) is an AM radio, AM radio station broadcasting a classic country music format. Licensed to Burnside, Kentucky, United States, the station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. History The station went on the air as WKEQ in 1984. The station was owned by a group headed by Greensburg, Kentucky native Lynn Pruitt. WKEQ launched with a country music format with studios on U.S. Route 27 in Kentucky, US 27. WKEQ launched a Top 40/contemporary hit radio, CHR FM radio, FM sister station as WJDJ (93.9 FM; now WSEK-FM) on August 16, 1985. In 1999, WSEK flipped to a gospel music format from the ''Solid Gospel'' network (now ''Singing News Radio''). By 2005, the station had switched to a sports radio format. In 2001, the First Radio conglomerate was sold to Clear Channel Communications. In November 2006, Clear Channel announced that it would place its Somerset cluster up for sale. The following May, Clear Channel announced a buyer in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based Good ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WLLK-FM
WLLK-FM (102.3 MHz) is a radio station licensed to Somerset, Kentucky, United States. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. History The station went on the air as WLLK on June 13, 1988, owned by Walt Williams. In summer 1999, Williams sold the station to First Radio, owners of WKEQ (910 AM; now WSEK) WSFC (1230 AM), WSEK (96.7 FM; now WJQQ), and WWZB (93.9 FM; now WSEK-FM WSEK-FM (93.9 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Burnside, Kentucky, it serves the south-central region of the state, specifically the Somerset and Lake Cumberland areas. It can also be received in London an ...). On April 10, 2001, the station changed its call sign to WKII-FM; it changed to WHMJ-FM on March 15, 2004, and to WLLK-FM on August 18, 2005. References External links * LLK-FM IHeartMedia radio stations Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States Somerset, Kentucky 1988 establishments in Kentucky Radio stations establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NBC Radio Network
The National Broadcasting Company's NBC Radio Network (also known as the NBC Red Network from 1927 to 1942) was an American commercial radio network which was in continuous operation from 1926 through 1999. Along with the NBC Blue Network, it was one of the first two nationwide networks established in the United States. Its major competitors were the CBS Radio, Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), founded in 1927, and the Mutual Broadcasting System, founded in 1934. In 1942, NBC was required to divest one of its national networks. As such, it sold NBC Blue, which was soon renamed the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). After this separation, the Red Network continued as the NBC Radio Network. For the first 61 years of its existence, this network was owned by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) with New York City radio station WFAN (AM), WEAF (renamed WNBC in 1946, WRCA in 1954 and again as WNBC in 1960) as its flagship station. Following the emergence of television as the domi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Source (network)
The Source was a radio network operated in the 1970s and 1980s by the NBC Radio Network, with newscasts and features focusing on 18- to 34-year-olds. The network was sold, along with the rest of NBC's radio operations, to Westwood One Westwood One, Inc. is an American radio network owned by Cumulus Media. The company syndicates talk, music, and sports programming. The company takes its name from an earlier network also named Westwood One, a company founded in 1976. The co ... in August 1987. The Source would last until the late 1990s as a programming source before ultimately being absorbed into the Westwood One. Announcements from the network, voiced by legendary NBC announcer Don Pardo, continued to be heard on many radio stations across the country until Pardo's death in 2014. References Defunct radio networks in the United States NBC Radio Network American companies disestablished in 1988 Radio stations disestablished in 1988 {{US-radio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commonwealth Journal
The ''Commonwealth Journal'' is a six-day (Monday through Saturday) morning daily newspaper based in Somerset, Kentucky, and covering Pulaski County. It is owned by Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. The editorial staff are listed; Jeff Neal, editor; Steve Cornelius, sports editor; Chris Harris, Janie Slaven, Carla Slavey, Caleb Lowndes, and Bill Mardis. Founded separately as the ''Somerset Journal'' (1895) and ''The Commonwealth'' (1912), Somerset's two weekly newspapers began sharing office space and presses in the 1930s, eventually merging to become the Monday-Friday daily ''Commonwealth Journal'' January 3, 1966. The local owners added a Sunday edition October 31, 1982, before selling the paper to Park Newspapers on May 1, 1988. Park in turn sold the ''Commonwealth Journal'' in February 1997 to Media General Media General, Inc. was an American media company based in Richmond, Virginia. The company's origins can be traced back to 1887 when Richmond attorney Joseph Bryan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adult Contemporary
Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the 1980s to the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet storm and rock influence. Adult contemporary is generally a continuation of the easy listening and soft rock style that became popular in the 1960s and 1970s with some adjustments that reflect the evolution of pop/rock music. Adult contemporary tends to have lush, soothing and highly polished qualities where emphasis on melody and harmonies is accentuated. It is usually melodic enough to get a listener's attention, abstains from profanity or complex lyricism, and is most commonly used as background music in heavily-frequented family areas such as supermarkets, shopping malls, convention centers, or restaurants. Like most of pop music, its songs tend to be written in a basic format employing a verse–chorus structure. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WCTT-FM
WCTT-FM (107.3 FM, "T-107") is a Classic Adult Hits– formatted radio station licensed to Corbin, Kentucky, United States. The station is currently owned by the Eubanks family as part of a quadropoly with adult standards station WCTT (680 AM), talk radio station WKDP (1330 AM), and country music station WKDP-FM (99.5 FM). All four stations share studios on Adams Road on the northwest side of Corbin, while WCTT-FM's transmitter is co-located with its AM counterpart in Woodbine. History WCTT-FM signed on as a counterpart to the AM station in 1967. The station originated on 107.1, broadcasting a classical music format before moving to adult contemporary music Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the 1980s to the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, sou ... in the 1980s. WCTT-FM received a major signal upgrade in a move ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burnside, Kentucky
Burnside is a home rule-class city in Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 611 at the 2010 census. In 2004, Burnside became the only town in Pulaski County or any adjoining county to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages in qualified establishments. Since then, Burnside has annexed about eight miles of shoreline along Lake Cumberland in order to include Lee's Ford Marina on Fishing Creek, allowing it to sell alcohol. On August 28, 2007, Burnside voters again approved the sale of alcoholic beverages in restaurants that seat at least 100 people and derive at least 70% of their gross receipts from the sale of food, by a vote of 227–104. The petition for the election was started by two Pulaski County clergymen in an attempt to reverse Burnside's "moist" status. On October 15, 2013, the City of Burnside voted to go fully "wet" by a count of 123–39. History The community was originally settled at the juncture of the Cumberland River and its South Fork. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top 40
In the music industry, the Top 40 is a list of the 40 currently most popular songs in a particular genre. It is the best-selling or most frequently broadcast popular music. Record charts have traditionally consisted of a total of 40 songs. "Top 40" or " contemporary hit radio" is also a radio format. History According to producer Richard Fatherley, Todd Storz was the inventor of the format, at his radio station KOWH in Omaha, Nebraska. Storz invented the format in the early 1950s, using the number of times a record was played on jukeboxes to compose a weekly list for broadcast. The format was commercially successful, and Storz and his father Robert, under the name of the Storz Broadcasting Company, subsequently acquired other stations to use the new Top 40 format. In 1989, Todd Storz was inducted into the Nebraska Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame. The term "Top 40", describing a radio format, appeared in 1960. The Top 40, whether surveyed by a radio station or a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WVLK (AM)
WVLK (590 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Lexington, Kentucky. It is owned by Cumulus Media and airs a news/talk format. The studios are inside Kincaid Towers on West Vine Street in downtown Lexington. By day, WVLK is powered at 5,000 watts. At night, to protect other stations on 590 AM from interference, power is reduced to 1,000 watts. The station uses a directional antenna with a four-tower array. The transmitter is on Leestown Road (U.S. Route 421) in the northwest part of Lexington. Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W247CT on 97.3 MHz in Lexington. Programming Weekdays on WVLK begin with ''Lexington's Morning News with Jack Pattie''. Two other local programs are heard on weekdays, ''Larry Glover Live'' in early afternoons and ''Kruser & Krew'' in late afternoons. The rest of the schedule is nationally syndicated programs, mostly from co-owned Westwood One: '' The Chris Plante Show, The Mark Levin Show, The Ben Shapiro Show, The Matt Walsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
