WRUS (610 AM) is a

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licensed to serve the community of

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. WRUS is owned by Logan Radio Inc.AM Query Results: WRUS
fcc.gov. Retrieved September 7, 2018. WRUS operates with a daytime power of 1800

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s and 59 watts at night per FCC authorization.

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is a

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broadcast frequency.

History

WRUS began broadcasting on August 28, 1953. Under original ownership by South Kentucky Broadcasters, with Roth Hook as president, the station originally broadcast at 800

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for its first four years on the air. In 1957, its frequency was changed to 610

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where it still operates today. The station launched WRUS-FM (101.1 MHz, now

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) in March 1965 to simulcast its AM signal. This simulcast lasted until 1974, when the FM begain airing its Top 40 format as WAKQ. WRUS's AM programming wouldn't become available on FM again until low-power translator W285GB was launched in the 2010s.

FM translator

WRUS also broadcasts on an

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in order to provide improved sound and better nighttime coverage.

Programming

The station features morning show host Chris McGinnis. Don Neagle, a member of the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame, continued to host the local Call-in show "Feedback" each weekday from 9a-10a until his 2022 retirement. Don began his career at WRUS on September 1, 1958. Midday host is Lucas Celsor. Afternoon host is Myla Porter. WRUS airs a

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format with

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, classic country, and

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music throughout the day. WRUS also broadcasts many of the football and basketball games of Russellville High School and Logan County High School.

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