WUKY

WUKY
Broadcast areaLexington Metro Area
Central Kentucky
Frequency91.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingNPR Rocks @ 91.3
Programming
FormatAdult Album Alternative
Public radio
SubchannelsHD2: Urban Alternative "The Break"
HD3: WUKY simulcast
AffiliationsNational Public Radio (NPR)
Public Radio International (PRI)
American Public Media (APM)
BBC World Service
Ownership
OwnerUniversity of Kentucky
History
First air date
October 17, 1940; 84 years ago (1940-10-17) (in Beattyville, moved to Lexington in 1944)
Former call signs
WBKY (1940–1989)
Former frequencies
42.9 MHz (1940–1944; 1945–1947)
Call sign meaning
W University of KentuckY
Technical information
Facility ID4303
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT237.4 meters (779 ft)
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitewuky.org

WUKY (91.3 FM) is a listener-supported, public radio station in Lexington, Kentucky. Owned by the University of Kentucky (UK), it has an Adult Album Alternative radio format, airing more than 100 hours of music per week. Some news and informational programming is supplied by National Public Radio (NPR), Public Radio International (PRI), American Public Media (APM) and the BBC. The station broadcasts from state of the art radio studios in northwestern Lexington at the intersection of Greendale Road and Spurr Road.

WUKY is supported by its listeners, with periodic fundraisers airing during the year. It also receives funding from the university, as well as the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and its underwriters. WUKY has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations in the U.S.