WKAI
City of license | Macomb, Illinois |
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Branding | K-100 |
Slogan | Today's Best Music |
Frequency | 100.1 MHz |
First air date | 6 June 1966[citation needed] |
Format | Contemporary Hit Radio/Sports Radio |
ERP | 25,000 watts |
HAAT | 86 meters (282 ft) |
Class | B1 |
Facility ID | 60016 |
Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (NAD83) |
Callsign meaning | to match original callsign of WLRB |
Former callsigns | WKAI-FM (1966–1984) |
Owner | Fletcher Ford (Virden Broadcasting Corp.) |
Sister stations | WJEQ, WLMD, WLRB, WMQZ, WNLF[1] |
Website | http://wkaifm.com/ |
WKAI is a 25,000 watt FM radio station on 100.1 kHz in Macomb, Illinois, in west-central Illinois. WKAI has been on the air since June 6, 1966.[citation needed] It is owned by Fletcher Ford, through licensee Virden Broadcasting Corp.
Survey after survey shows K-100 to be the most popular radio station in McDonough County.[citation needed] K-100 features contemporary hit music of the 80's, 90's and today along with local news, weather, sports and chances to win prizes several times each day. K-100 also carries live play-by-play of Macomb High School football and basketball, and other special sports broadcasts throughout the year.
History
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- 1966 — WKAI-FM is added[clarification needed] to the existing WKAI-AM (now WLRB) at 1510 kHz and Macomb Daily Journal media properties owned by the Rudolph family.
- 2005 — Construction permit filed with FCC to increase station power to 11.5 kW ERP.
- 2009 — WKAI was transferred from WPW Broadcasting, Inc. in DeKalb, Illinois to Colchester Radio, Inc.[1]
- November 30, 2015 — WKAI was sold to Virden Broadcasting Corp., along with five sister stations, for $725,000.
References
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WKAI
- Radio-Locator information on WKAI
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WKAI
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