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WYHH
WYHH (89.7 FM broadcasting, FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format. Licensed in Highland Heights, Kentucky, United States, it serves the Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati area. The station is owned by Bible Broadcasting Network, Inc. Additional frequencies WYHH signed on as WNKU in 1985 on 89.7 FM. As one of the last available frequencies in the Cincinnati area, WNKU was limited by a 12,000 watt directional signal. In 2011, then-station owner Northern Kentucky University (NKU) purchased WPFB & WNKN, WPFB-FM in Middletown, Ohio and WPYK, 104.1 WPAY-FM in Portsmouth, Ohio, and increased the potential reach of WNKU to 3.1 million listeners. WNKU began simulcasting its adult album alternative (AAA) format on WPFB (now called WNKN) and WPAY (known as WNKE during NKU ownership and now known as WPYK) on February 1, 2011. In April 2016, Sacred Heart Radio, a religious talk radio station with studios located in Norwood, OH affiliated with EWTN Global Catholic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WPFB
WPFB (910 AM broadcasting, AM) is a radio station broadcasting Catholic programming after a switch from an adult album alternative format as a simulcast of WYHH, WNKU. It is licensed to Middletown, Ohio, United States, and serves the Dayton area. The station is owned by Sacred Heart Radio, Inc. and is now simulcasting WNOP (AM), WNOP 740 AM licensed in Newport, Kentucky. In April 2016, WPFB was sold to Sacred Heart Radio, a religious talk radio station based in Norwood, Ohio. On June 3, 2016 WPFB began simulcasting WNOP (AM) alongside WHSS. History Paul F. Braden first signed on WPFB in 1947 as a daytime-only station but a few months later received permission from the Federal Communications Commission to also broadcast in the evening. Throughout much of its history, WPFB had several format switches from middle of the road (music), middle of the road, country music, adult standards to talk radio, classic country and southern gospel. It established itself as a "Real Country" fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WNKN
WNKN (105.9 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Middletown, Ohio, and serving parts of the Cincinnati and Dayton metropolitan areas. It broadcasts a Catholic radio format and is owned by Relevant Radio. WNKN has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 34,000 watts. The transmitter is on Rosendale Road near Breiel Boulevard in Middletown. WNKN's tower is shared with former sister station WPFB 910 AM. History WPFB-FM and WPBF The station first signed on the air on . Its call sign was WPFB-FM. At first, WPFB-FM simulcast its AM sister station, WPFB 910 AM. WPFB-FM was the first FM station in Ohio and the 13th in the United States to broadcast in FM stereo. It had several format changes over the years, playing Soul, R&B and Urban Gospel in the late 1970s. In the early 1980s, the station switched to disco music, as "Disco 106 FM" after changing the call letters to WPBF. That only lasted a few years. Alan Matthews was hired as program director and flipped the format to Sof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bible Broadcasting Network
The Bible Broadcasting Network (BBN) is a listener-supported global Christian Conservative Christian radio radio network, network staffed and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was founded in 1971 by Lowell Davey, who was the network's president until his death in 2017. It remains under family control, with Davey's daughter Barbara Redemann and her husband Carl Redemann leading BBN. BBN's mission statement is "to get the Word of God into the hearts and minds of as many people as possible using the most efficient means" and its motto is "Giving the Winds the Bible Voice". Doctrinally, the programming is conservative in approach. Programming content consists of traditional Christian music, including vocalists, choirs, and instrumentalists; Bible teaching and sermons; prayer times; children's and teens' programs; and family guidance programs. Programs Among the notable ministries having long-running programs on the network are: ''Running to Win'' and Moody Church, ''Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WPYK
WPYK (104.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Portsmouth, Ohio. The station became notable when it stayed on air during the floods in Portsmouth in 1937, giving up-to-the-minute news and announcements to those separated and weary from the floods. In the 1960s, the then-WPAY-FM started to play country music on its FM while its AM sister station was reassigned to have a news-talk format. The AM signed off the air on June 3, 2011, after 80 years. WPYK is currently a K-Love affiliate station broadcasting a contemporary Christian format and is owned by Educational Media Foundation. WPYK has one of the most powerful radio antennas in Southern Ohio and had one of the tallest radio towers, standing over 200 meters high overlooking the Ohio River in Kentucky. Due to the station having an ERP of 100,000 watts, its signal can be heard as far away as Columbus, Ohio, Beckley, West Virginia, Lexington, Kentucky, and Cincinnati, Ohio. This tower collapsed from the weight of the ice during a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WGNH
WGNH (94.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format. Licensed to South Webster, Ohio, United States, it serves the Huntington, West Virginia area. The station is currently owned by Somerset Educational Broadcasting Foundation. WGNH's programming includes Christian talk and teaching shows such as Back to the Bible, Focus on the Family, Love Worth Finding with Adrian Rogers, In Touch with Charles Stanley, Tony Evans, and Unshackled!. WGNH also airs a variety of Christian music. 2017 sale On February 14, 2017, it was announced that former owner Educational Media Foundation (EMF) would sell the then-WEKV as part of its purchase of WNKE (now WPYK) in neighboring New Boston, Ohio, which at the time the sale was announced operated as a repeater of WNKU, from Northern Kentucky University (NKU). As part of the WNKE sale agreement, NKU would receive $750,000 plus 75% of the net sale proceeds of WEKV. The station changed its call sign to WGNH on August 10, 2017. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Kentucky University
Northern Kentucky University is a public university in Highland Heights, Kentucky, United States. Established in 1968, it is the youngest of Kentucky's eight public universities. The university has seven constituent colleges in arts and science, business, education, informatics, health, and the Salmon P. Chase College of Law. History 
Northern Kentucky University began in 1948, when an extension campus for the University of Kentucky was opened in Covington, Kentucky, known as the UK Northern Extension Center. After 20 years in operation as an extension center for UK, it became an autonomous four-year college under the nam ...
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Somerset, Kentucky
Somerset is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 11,924. History Somerset was first settled in 1798 by Thomas Hansford and received its name from Somerset County, New Jersey, where some of the early settlers had formerly lived. Somerset became the Pulaski County seat in 1801, and was incorporated as a city in 1887. A Civil War battle was fought in January 1862 at Mill Springs (now "Nancy") about west of Somerset, and a museum is at the site. A smaller battle was fought nearby at Dutton's Hill in 1863. In 1875 tracks for the Southern Railway were completed and Somerset saw a population growth and an increase in industry. In the late 1930s and early 1940s, library services were provided by the pack horse library. The completion of Lake Cumberland in 1950 transformed Somerset from a sleepy rural community into a recreation center. The Center for Rural Development in Somerset was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Webster, Ohio
South Webster is a village in northeast Scioto County, Ohio, United States. It lies along State Route 140. The population was 670 at the 2020 census. History South Webster was platted by John Bennett in 1853. The village was named after Daniel Webster. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 866 people, 370 households, and 265 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 395 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.2% White, 0.1% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.3% Asian, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.3% of the population. There were 370 households, of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband presen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Records (United States)
King Records was an American label founded in 1943 by Syd Nathan in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. The label owned several divisions, including Federal Records, which launched the career of James Brown. It released original material until 1975. History Initially King specialized in country music, at the time known as hillbilly music. King advertised, "If it's a King, It's a Hillbilly – If it's a Hillbilly, it's a King." One of the label's hits was "I'm Using My Bible for a Road Map" by Reno and Smiley. Important recordings in this field were done by the Delmore Brothers and Wayne Raney. The Delmores and Moon Mullican played a country-boogie style that was similar to rockabilly. Several King artists, such as Bill Beach, are in the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. Queen Records was the "race records" division of King Records and was also owned by Syd Nathan. It was founded in 1943 and was eventually folded into King. King also owned Federal Records, which launched the career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WNKR
WNKR (106.7 FM broadcasting, FM) is a commercial radio, commercial radio station city of license, licensed to Williamstown, Kentucky, and serving the Cincinnati metropolitan area. It airs an oldies radio format and has been owned since its inception by Grant County Broadcasters, Inc., an independent and local company. WNKR has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 1,800 watts. The transmitter is off U.S. Route 25 in Dry Ridge, Kentucky. Programming is simulcast with WOXY (FM), WOXY 97.7 FM, licensed to Mason, Ohio. History WNKR first sign-on, signed on the air on . It originally broadcast on 106.5. But in 2008, WNKR completed a signal upgrade, which included moving to 106.7 FM. WNKR had a locally programmed playlist of Classic Country music from the 1970s, 80s and 90s, hosted by local air personalities. Local and Kentucky News Network news coverage were combined with local traffic and weather to create full service radio, full-service programming in AM and PM drive times. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Williamstown, Kentucky
Williamstown is a home-rule-class city in Grant and Pendleton counties in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The population was 3,925 at the 2010 census, up from 3,227 as of the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Grant County. History When Grant County was formed in 1820, William Arnold offered land for the county seat. Arnold was a veteran of the Revolutionary War and settled in the area in 1795. The town built there was named after him when it incorporated in 1825. The county grew slowly, reaching a population of just 281 by 1870. The Cincinnati Southern Railway was built through the county in 1877, and Williamstown Lake was created in 1957. Finally, Interstate 75 was built in the 1960s. Since 2016, Williamstown is home to Ark Encounter theme park with its newly built Noah's Ark. Geography Williamstown is located east of the center of Grant County. It is bordered to the north by the city of Dry Ridge. The city limits extend northeast along Falmouth Road and East Fair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
