WEKU

WEKU (88.9 FM), is a National Public Radio-member station licensed to Richmond, Kentucky serving the eastern half of Kentucky, including nearby Lexington. Owned by Eastern Kentucky University, it primarily features NPR news and talk programming during the week and folk/Kentucky Music on weekends. WEKU operates nine frequencies in Central and Eastern Kentucky.

WEKU
CityRichmond, Kentucky
Broadcast areaLexington Metro area
Central Kentucky
Eastern Kentucky
Frequency88.9 MHz
BrandingWEKU 88.9
SloganPublic Radio For Central & Eastern Kentucky
Programming
FormatPublic radio
AffiliationsNational Public Radio, Kentucky Public Radio
Ownership
OwnerEastern Kentucky University
WEKH, WEKP, WEKF
History
First air date
October 7, 1968
Call sign meaning
W Eastern Kentucky University
Technical information
Facility ID18307
ClassC1
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT219 meters (719 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
37°52′45″N 84°19′33″W
Links
WebcastListen live
Websiteweku.org

WEKU provides two distinct services to listeners; a news stream and a classical stream online at weku.org and on the weku mobile app.

Translators

WEKU presently operates four full-power satellite stations, along with five low-power translator stations.[1] All stations are licensed in the state of Kentucky.

Broadcast translators of WEKU
Call signFrequency
(MHz)
City of licenseFacility
ID
ERP
(W)
Height
(m (ft))
ClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC info
WEKF88.5Corbin, Kentucky9257421,000152 m (499 ft)C237°01′13″N 84°23′41″WFCC
WEKH90.9Hazard, Kentucky1830631,000324 m (1,063 ft)C137°11′35″N 83°11′17″WFCC
WEKP90.1Pineville, Kentucky1738195,200227 m (745 ft)C236°45′13″N 83°42′30″WFCC
W245AS96.9Barbourville, Kentucky1463035520 m (66 ft)D36°51′30″N 83°52′15″WFCC
W294BG106.7Frankfort, Kentucky14416912026.3 m (86 ft)D38°11′47″N 84°51′44″WFCC
W242BR96.3Harlan, Kentucky15829730281.9 m (925 ft)D36°54′3″N 83°18′14″WFCC
W273AY102.5Middlesboro, Kentucky14628010431.5 m (1,416 ft)D36°38′29″N 83°46′25″WFCC
W236AY95.1Pikeville, Kentucky14159610133.7 m (439 ft)D37°29′31″N 82°31′12″WFCC

References

  1. "About WEKU". WEKU-FM. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
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