WKEY (AM)

WKEY
Broadcast area
Frequency1340 kHz
Branding103.5 Big Country
Programming
FormatDefunct (was Country)
AffiliationsWestwood One's Mainstream Country network
Fox News Radio
MRN Radio
PRN Radio
Virginia Sports Network
Ownership
Owner
  • Todd P. Robinson, Inc.
  • (WVJT, LLC)
WJVR, WXCF
History
First air date
May 23, 1941 (1941-05-23)[1]
Former call signs
WJMA (1941–1943)[1][2]
Call sign meaning
Earl M. Key (former owner)[3]
Technical information[4]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID73157
ClassC
Power1,000 watts (day and night)
Transmitter coordinates
37°46′3.0″N 79°59′6.0″W / 37.767500°N 79.985000°W / 37.767500; -79.985000
Translator(s)See § Translator
Repeater(s)101.9 WJVR-HD2 (Iron Gate)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteWKEY Online

WKEY (1340 kHz) was an American AM radio station licensed to serve the community of Covington, Virginia. The station, which began broadcasting in 1941, was owned and operated by Todd P. Robinson, Inc. The WKEY broadcast license was held by WVJT, LLC.[5]

The station had broadcast a country music format to the Covington/Clifton Forge area. WKEY was branded, along with its broadcast translator W278BF (103.5 FM, Covington), as "103.5 Big Country".[6]

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  4. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WKEY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
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