WEKU
Broadcast area
Lexington Metro area
Central Kentucky
Eastern Kentucky
88.9 MHz
Branding
Lexington's Radio News Leader
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
October 7, 1968
Call sign meaning
W Eastern Kentucky University
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
18307
C1
50,000 watts
219 metres (719 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
37°52′45″N 84°19′33″W / 37.87917°N 84.32583°W / 37.87917; -84.32583
Links
Public license information
Website
WEKU (88.9 FM) is a Peabody award-winning NPR-charter member station licensed to Richmond, Kentucky serving central and eastern Kentucky, including nearby Lexington. Owned by Eastern Kentucky University, WEKU primarily broadcasts NPR news and talk programming along with locally produced content including Eastern Standard as well as local news and arts, cultural stories and jazz.
WEKU broadcasts live separate news and classical streams online at weku.org and on the WEKU mobile app.
WEKU operates four full-power satellite stations, along with five low-power translator stations.[2] Their combined footprint covers nearly half of the Commonwealth.
Broadcast translators for WEKU
Transmitter coordinates
FCC info
Notes
WEKC
88.5 FM
92574
21,000
C2
37°01′13″N 84°23′41″W / 37.02028°N 84.39472°W / 37.02028; -84.39472
Formerly WEKF (2003–2021)
WEKH
90.9 FM
18306
31,000
324 m (1,063 ft)
C1
37°11′35″N 83°11′17″W / 37.19306°N 83.18806°W / 37.19306; -83.18806
WEKP
90.1 FM
173819
5,200
227 m (745 ft)
C2
36°45′13″N 83°42′30″W / 36.75361°N 83.70833°W / 36.75361; -83.70833
W245AS
96.9 FM
146303
55
20 m (66 ft)
D
36°51′30″N 83°52′15″W / 36.85833°N 83.87083°W / 36.85833; -83.87083
Relays WEKC
W294BG
106.7 FM
144169
120
26.3 m (86 ft)
D
38°11′47″N 84°51′44″W / 38.19639°N 84.86222°W / 38.19639; -84.86222
Relays WEKU
W242BR
96.3 FM
158297
30
281.9 m (925 ft)
D
36°54′3″N 83°18′14″W / 36.90083°N 83.30389°W / 36.90083; -83.30389
Relays WEKH
W273AY
102.5 FM
146280
10
431.5 m (1,416 ft)
D
36°38′29″N 83°46′25″W / 36.64139°N 83.77361°W / 36.64139; -83.77361
Relays WEKC
W236AY
95.1 FM
141596
10
133.7 m (439 ft)
D
37°29′31″N 82°31′12″W / 37.49194°N 82.52000°W / 37.49194; -82.52000
Relays WEKH
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