WKDS (89.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to

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. The station is known as "Classical WMUK" and operated by

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as a companion to its

WMUK WMUK (102.1 FM broadcasting, FM) is a non profit public broadcasting, public radio station in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Owned and operated by Western Michigan University, WMUK broadcasts at an effective radiated power of 50,000 watts. WMUK is a ch ...

(102.1 FM).

History

The station was run by high school students in the

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school district until a time brokerage agreement was signed with

on November 18, 2019. The frequency was used by WMU to separate its public

(102.1 FM) into news/talk and classical music stations. In April, the Kalamazoo board of education, stating the station no longer was needed for educational purposes, approved its outright sale to WMU under a $125,000 agreement that also included a 24-month lease of the WKDS studios at

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, while the district would receive underwriting time on WMUK and $20,000 to convert the school operation to an internet radio station.

References

Michiguide.com - WKDS History

External links

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