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Coordinates: 37°5736N 84°3242W / 37.960°N 84.545°W / 37.960; -84.545
 

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WLTO
Broadcast areaLexington Metropolitan Area
Frequency102.5 MHz
BrandingHOT 102.5
Programming
FormatTop 40
AffiliationsWestwood One
Ownership
Owner
  • (Cumulus Licensing LLC)
  • Sister stations

    WLXX, WVLK, WVLK-FM, WXZZ
    History

    First air date

    1988 (as WCKU)

    Former call signs

    WCKU (1988–1994)
    WLRO (1994–1995)

    Call sign meaning

    WLexingTOn
    Technical information[1]

    Licensing authority

    FCC
    Facility ID11673
    ClassA
    ERP4,600 watts
    HAAT113.7 meters (373 ft)
    Links

    Public license information

  • LMS
  • WebcastListen live
    Websitehot1025.net

    WLTO (102.5 FM HOT 102.5) is a commercial radio station licensedtoNicholasville, Kentucky and serving the Lexington radio market. It is owned by Cumulus Media and broadcasts a top 40 radio format. The radio studios and offices are inside Kincaid Towers in downtown Lexington, and its transmitter is just south of the Fayette/Jessamine county line on Brannon Road.[2]

    The current line up on the station is "The Bert Show," based in Atlanta, in the morning. Jay Michaels hosts middays, Colin Matthews (Program Director) afternoons and the syndicated Elliot and Nina nights.

    History

    [edit]

    WLTO originally signed on the air in 1988 as an urban contemporary outlet with the call sign WCKU (U102). By early 1994 the station flipped to classic rock as WLRO, only to later switch directions to oldies as WLTO.

    In 2001, the station flipped to classic country as "US 102." The WLTO call letters remained on the station.

    But that would all change in August 2004 when the station flipped to mainstream Top 40, later evolving into a Rhythmic Contemporary direction. As of 2017, although reported as having a rhythmic contemporary format, the station plays the majority of Top 40 hits, not played on most other rhythmic stations. It was the home to the Dallas-based "The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show" for Central Kentucky. On July 24, 2017, according to All Access.com, WLTO changed its Mediabase reporting panel from Rhythmic to Top 40.

    Previous logos

    [edit]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLTO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  • ^ Radio-Locator.com/WLTO
  • [edit]

    37°57′36N 84°32′42W / 37.960°N 84.545°W / 37.960; -84.545


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