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WPKE-FM
Broadcast areaPikeville, Kentucky
Frequency103.1 MHz
BrandingRock 103.1
Programming
FormatClassic rock
Affiliations
  • Kentucky Sports Radio
  • Premiere Networks
  • Ownership
    Owner
    • Lynn Parrish
  • (Mountain Top Media LLC)
  • Sister stations

    WPKE, WDHR, WZLK, WXCC, WLSI, WEKB, WPRT, WBTH
    History

    First air date

    September 1, 1974 (1974-09-01) (as WECL)

    Former call signs

    • WECL (1974–1990)
  • WRAU (1990–1993)
  • Call sign meaning

    Pikeville[1]
    Technical information[2]

    Licensing authority

    FCC
    Facility ID32973
    ClassA
    ERP1,200 watts
    HAAT226 meters (741 ft)
    Links

    Public license information

  • LMS
  • WebcastListen Live
    Websitewpke.com

    WPKE-FM (103.1 MHz) is a classic rockformatted radio station licensedtoCoal Run, Kentucky, United States, and serving Pikeville. The station is currently owned by Mountain Top Media as part of a conglomerate with seven other stations; Cindy May Johnson is Managing Member. The Mountain Top group's studios are located along Peach Orchard Drive above Pikeville, with its transmitter located across the Levisa Fork. The station features programming from Compass Media Networks, Premiere Radio Networks, and Kentucky Sports Radio.[3]

    History

    [edit]
    Former logo

    The station went on the air in 1974 as WECL, owned by Allen Epling. The station would later be sold to Gary Justice and become WRAU on June 1, 1990. In 1993, local radio owner Walter May acquired WRAU. He changed the call letters to WPKE-FM on December 27, adopting an adult contemporary music format.[4][5]

    Previous logo

    In 2008, the station aired basketball games from the Continental Basketball Association's East Kentucky Miners.[6] The station operated as Mix 103.1 in 2009.[7] In 2019, WPKE-FM and its sister stations were sold to Lynn Parrish's Mountain Top Media for $2.85 million.[8]

    Programming

    [edit]

    WPKE-FM airs a variety of syndicated programming. On weekday mornings, it broadcasts The John Boy & Billy Big Show from Premiere Networks, followed by Kentucky Sports Radio from WLAP (630 AM) in Lexington, Kentucky.[9][10]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  • ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPKE-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  • ^ "WPKE-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  • ^ "WPKE Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  • ^ Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State (PDF). Lexington, KY: Host Communciations. pp. 223–4. ISBN 1-879688-93-X.
  • ^ "Minor League Miners Ink Radio Deal With WPKE-F". All-Access.com. 24 October 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  • ^ "WPKE-FM - The Mix 103.1 Pikeville, KY". radiotime.com. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
  • ^ Venta, Lance (29 March 2019). "Station Sales Week of 3/29". Radio Insight. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  • ^ "The Big Show with John Boy & Billy". Mountain Top Media. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  • ^ "Kentucky Sports Radio". Mountain Top Media. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
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