WWKI (100.5 FM) is a

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Kokomo, Indiana Kokomo ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Howard County, Indiana, United States. Its population was 60,093 according to the U.S. Census Bureau 2024 estimate. It is the principal city of the Kokomo, Indiana metropolitan area, Kokomo metropol ...

. It is owned by

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and it broadcasts a

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, calling itself ''100.5 KI''. The

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s are at 519 N. Main St. in downtown Kokomo. WWKI has an

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(ERP) of 50,000

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s, the current maximum in most of Indiana. The

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is on East County Road 200 South near the Kokomo Creek. The station can be heard at most as far south as Northern Hamilton county as well as Indianapolis and donut counties surrounding Kokomo. It can also be picked up in Peru Indiana and the signal can be picked up as far north as Rochester Indiana

History

On , the station first

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the air.Broadcasting Yearbook 1965
page B-55,

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Its original

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was WFKO, which stood for the name of the owner, Fidelity Broadcasting, and its

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, KOkomo, Indiana. WFKO had a female program director, Patricia Sweeney, unusual in that era. The power was only 1,600 watts, a fraction of its current output. It also was unusual in being a stand-alone FM station. Most FM stations in the early days were co-owned with an AM station. In 1968, the station was acquired by BGS Broadcasting, which changed its call letters to the current WWKI. The station has played country music for nearly its entire history.

Slogans

* North Central Indiana's Most Listened-To Station * Hit Country 100.5 KI

WWKI Shows

* Tammy Lively (Weekdays 5 AM to 9:30 AM) * Male Call (Weekdays: 9:30 to 10:30 AM) * JR Dennis (Weekdays: 10:30 AM to 3 PM) * Nick Livingston (Weekdays: 3 to 7 PM) * Nights With Elaina (

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- 7 PM to 12 AM) * Later with Lia (nationally syndicated - 12 AM to 5 AM) * Kenny Beasley (Saturday: 9 AM to 4 PM) * The Classic Country Show with Chris Allen (Saturday: 4 PM to 7 PM) * Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton (Sunday: 9 AM to 1 PM) * Josh Norfleet (Sunday: 1 PM to 7 PM)

References

External links

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