WKY

WKY
Simulcast of WWLS-FM, The Village
Broadcast areaOklahoma City Metroplex
Frequency930 kHz
BrandingThe Sports Animal
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatSports
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
FoundedJanuary 20, 1920; 104 years ago (1920-01-20)
First air date
March 16, 1922
(102 years ago)
 (1922-03-16)
Former call signs
5XT (1921–22)
Call sign meaning
None, randomly assigned
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID23418
ClassB
Power
  • 5,000 watts day
  • 510 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
35°33′43″N 97°30′24″W / 35.56194°N 97.50667°W / 35.56194; -97.50667
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewky930am.com

WKY (930 AM) is a commercial radio station in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, owned by Cumulus Media. It is the oldest radio station in Oklahoma and among the oldest in the nation. WKY airs a sports format which is simulcast with its sister station WWLS-FM. The studios and offices are in northwest Oklahoma City.

WKY's transmitter and its single tower are located on NE 91st Street in Oklahoma City.[2] WKY is powered at 5,000 watts by day, using a 961 foot (293m) non-directional antenna that is the tallest AM radio tower in the United States.[3] It once broadcast at night with a 5,000-watt directional signal, using a multiple tower array. Ownership decided to switch to non-directional nighttime operation, which allows WKY to need only one antenna, but required the station to drop to 510 watts at night.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WKY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WKY-AM 930 kHz, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma" (radio-locator.com)
  3. ^ Scott Fybush (January 29-February 5, 2004). "Oklahoma City, part III". Retrieved December 7, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)