WSEK (910

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) is an AM

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broadcasting a classic country music format. Licensed to

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, 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

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native Lynn Pruitt. WKEQ launched with a

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format with studios on

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. WKEQ launched a

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as WJDJ (93.9 FM; now

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) on August 16, 1985. In 1999, WSEK flipped to a

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format from the ''Solid Gospel'' network (now '' Singing News Radio''). By 2005, the station had switched to a

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format. In 2001, the First Radio conglomerate was sold to

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. 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

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-based

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. However, the deal fell through due to financial difficulties, and the stations remain owned by now-iHeartMedia. On August 9, 2005, the station changed its call sign to WLLK; it changed to WSFE on August 18, 2005. On June 1, 2016, the station switched its calls to the current WSEK and began airing classic country music, pushing the

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format to WSFC.

References

External links

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