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(Redirected from W257EE) This article is about the radio station licensed to Paintsville, Kentucky. For the television station in Hazard, Kentucky that was known as WKYH-TV from 1969 to 1985, see WYMT-TV. Radio station in Paintsville, Kentucky
WKYH
WKYH AM FM Logo
Broadcast areaKentucky Highlands
Frequency600 kHz
Branding99.3 FM & 600 AM WKYH
Programming
FormatClassic hits
AffiliationsCBS News Radio
Cincinnati Bengals Radio Network
Cincinnati Reds Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
  • Forcht Broadcasting
  • (S.I.P. Broadcasting)
Sister stationsWKLW-FM
WSIP-FM
WSIP-AM
History
First air dateMarch 1985 (1985-03)
Former call signsWKLW (1984–1999)
Call sign meaningKentucky Highlands
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID3430
ClassD
Power5,000 watts day
43 watts night
Transmitter coordinates37°47′19″N 82°47′7″W / 37.78861°N 82.78528°W / 37.78861; -82.78528
Translator(s)99.3 W257EE (Paintsville)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewkyham.com

WKYH (600 AM, "99.3 FM & 600 AM WKYH") is a radio station broadcasting a locally programmed classic hits format. Licensed to Paintsville, Kentucky. The station was licensed in 1984 and first began broadcasting in March 1985. It was purchased by Forcht Broadcasting in 2010. In addition to the AM signal, the station can also be heard via FM translator W257EE at 99.3 MHz, as well as online via Official Stream Page, on Apple and Android devices, and has an Alexa skill.

History

When the station signed on as WKLW in 1985, it aired a rock and roll music station. In the early 1990s, the station began broadcasting a Gospel radio format. Under new ownership after 1999, the station aired a Conservative Talk Radio format. Ownership changed again in 2010, and the station's format also changed to Sports radio. The sports format aired on WKYH until 2018, before moving to sister station WSIP-AM. WSIP-AM's previous Classic hits format then moved to WKYH. Also in 2018, an fm translator, W257EE, was added to bring WKYH's programming to the FM dial.

Former logo

Programming

Though the station flipped to a classic hits format in 2018, some sports programming remains on WKYH. Weekday mornings, the Leach Report and Kentucky Sports Radio is heard on WKYH. The station also broadcasts Cincinnati Reds baseball games and Cincinnati Bengals football games.

References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WKYH". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. Finding the Key to a Kentucky small-market cluster

External links

Classic Hits radio stations in Kentucky
See also
adult contemporary
classic hits
college
country
news/talk
NPR
oldies
religious
rock
sports
top 40
urban
other radio stations in Kentucky
See also
Oldies
Classic Hits
Forcht Group of Kentucky
Finance and insurance
  • First Financial Credit
  • Forcht Bank
  • Forcht Insurance Agency
  • Kentucky Home Life Insurance
  • Kentucky National Insurance
Publishing
Broadcasting
Other subsidiaries
  • Forcht Construction
  • My Favorite Things
  • Rhineshire Farm


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