WLKT

WLKT

City of license	Lexington, Kentucky
Broadcast area	Lexington Metro Area and Central Kentucky
Branding	104.5 The Cat
Slogan	Lexington's #1 Hit Music Station
Frequency	104.5 (MHz) (also on HD Radio) 104.5 HD2: Urban "Wild 103.9"
Translator(s)	103.9 W280DO (Lexington, relays HD2)
First air date	July 30, 1992 (1992-07-30)
Format	Top 40 (CHR)
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	142 meters
Class	C2
Facility ID	29575
Callsign meaning	Lexington's K(C)aT Lexington, KenTucky
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (Citicasters Licenses, Inc.)
Webcast	WLKT Webstream WLKT-HD2 Webstream
Website	1045thecat.com wildlexington.com (HD2)

WLKT, also known as 104.5 The Cat, is a Top 40 (CHR) station broadcasting in Lexington, Kentucky. It is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.. It specializes in Pop music, some Rock and some Hip Hop product. 104.5 The Cat's coverage area extends from Louisville, Kentucky in the west to Sandy Hook, Kentucky in the east and from Cincinnati, Ohio in the north to Somerset, Kentucky in the south. It can even be heard on Jellico Mountain in Tennessee.

WLKT-FM is the fourth station to be broadcasting HD Radio in Lexington after WUKY, WKQQ, and WBUL-FM.

History

The station signed on the air on July 30, 1992 under ownership of Newport Communications, who also owned WLRS of Louisville. The station ran an Adult Contemporary format until it was purchased by Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (now part of iHeartMedia on May 4, 1999. After the purchase, the station has been airing the Mainstream Top 40 (CHR) format ever since.

WLKT-HD2

On July 21, 2011 WLKT-HD2 changed its format from New CHR to Urban Contemporary, branded as "Wild 103.9" (also broadcasts on FM translator W280DO 103.9 FM).

External links

• 104.5 The Cat website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WLKT
• Radio-Locator information on WLKT
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WLKT
• Query the FCC's FM station database for W280DO