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| Broadcast area | Lexington Metro Area Central Kentucky |
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| Frequency | 91.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | NPR Rocks @ 91.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult Album Alternative Public radio |
| Subchannels | HD2: Urban Alternative "The Break" HD3: WUKY simulcast |
| Affiliations | National Public Radio (NPR) Public Radio International (PRI) American Public Media (APM) BBC World Service |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | University of Kentucky |
| History | |
First air date | October 17, 1940 (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 ID | 4303 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 237.4 meters (779 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wuky.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.