| Broadcast area | Tampa Bay area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 91.1 MHz |
| Branding | Moody Radio Florida |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian talk and teaching |
| Affiliations | Moody Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | May 20, 1975 |
Former call signs | WCIE (1975–1997) |
Call sign meaning | KESwick Christian School (founders of WKES and associated with Moody) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 19871 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 128 meters (420 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 28°4′46″N 82°2′27″W / 28.07944°N 82.04083°W |
| Translator(s) | See § Translators |
| Repeater(s) | (see article) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | moodyradioflorida |
WKES (91.1 MHz) is a non-commercial, listener-supported FM radio station broadcasting a Christian talk and teaching radio format. Licensed to Lakeland, Florida, it serves the Tampa Bay area from its studios at Keswick Christian School in Seminole. The station is owned by the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago and features programming from Moody Radio.
WKES is the flagship station of the statewide Moody Radio Florida network, which includes:
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | Facility ID | ERP W |
Height m (ft) |
Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHGN | 91.9 FM | Crystal River, Florida | 11026 | 41,000 | 165 m (541 ft) | C2 | FCC (WHGN) |
| WKZM | 104.3 FM | Sarasota, Florida | 11037 | 25,000 | 81 m (266 ft) | C3 | FCC (WKZM) |
| WSOR | 90.9 FM | Naples, Florida | 61506 | 36,000 | 275 m (902 ft) | C1 | FCC (WSOR) |
Local programming includes New Day Florida (a morning show) and Prime Time Florida (a drive-time afternoon show), plus hourly news and traffic updates, along with weather updates from former Bay News 9 meteorologist Alan Winfield.