WKYZ (101.7
FM) is a
radio station
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broadcasting an
adult album alternative
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format
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. Licensed to
Key Colony Beach, Florida, United States, the station serves the Florida Keys area. The station is currently owned by Keys Media Company, Inc.
History
The station went on the air as WKKB on May 11, 1989. On November 2, 1998, the station changed its
call sign
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to the current WKYZ.
It has broadcast a classic rock format in the past. On May 1, 2009, WKYZ returned to the air (after two months of silence) with talk, simulcasting
WFFG 1300 AM Marathon, Florida. On August 7, 2011, the simulcast with WFFG ended and the station adopted a AAA format with the branding "The New Pirate Radio 101.7 FM".
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Radio stations established in 1989
1989 establishments in Florida
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