WLGK (FM)

WLGK
Broadcast areaLouisville, Kentucky
Frequency94.7 MHz
Branding94.7 The Sound
Programming
FormatWorship music
Ownership
Owner
  • Word Media Group
  • (Word Broadcasting Network, Inc.)
History
First air date
1995 (1995)
Former call signs
  • WAJE (1994–1996)
  • WRVI (1996–1997)
  • WLSY (1997–2002)
  • WFIA-FM (2002–2023)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID48371
ClassA
ERP3,300 watts
HAAT120 meters (390 ft)
Repeater(s)105.5 WLVK (Fort Knox, Kentucky)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live

WLGK (94.7 FM) is a worship music radio station in the Louisville, Kentucky, metropolitan area. It is owned by the Word Media Group.

On December 22, 2016, Salem Media Group announced that it would hand operation of its Louisville radio stations, including the then-WFIA-FM, to Word Broadcasting Network (also known as Word Media Group) under a time brokerage agreement.[2] Word ended WFIA-FM's simulcast on WFIA (900 AM), with the AM station changing to a simulcast of Word's contemporary Christian station WJIE-FM.[3][4] On February 10, 2020, Word Broadcasting announced that it would take advantage of the option in its agreement to acquire the stations from Salem for $4 million;[5][6] the sale was completed on May 25, 2022.[7]

On August 7, 2023, WFIA-FM changed its format from Christian talk to worship music, branded as "94.7 The Sound";[8] a new WLGK call sign went into effect on August 10.[9] The format change again ended the station's simulcast with WFIA (900 AM); the "Sound" programming is simulcast in Fort Knox, Kentucky, on WLVK (105.5 FM), which had launched the format in February 2023 under a local marketing agreement.[8]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLGK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Salem Announces Louisville Transaction with Word Broadcasting Network". BusinessWire. December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "Salem May Be Putting More Stations Up For Sale". InsideRadio. March 14, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  4. ^ WJIE Adds Louisville Simulcast Radioinsight - January 6, 2017
  5. ^ "Salem Media Group, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2019 Total Revenue of $64.1 Million". BusinessWire. November 12, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  6. ^ "Salem Sells Louisville Cluster". RadioInsight. February 10, 2020.
  7. ^ Kirby, Kathleen A. (June 2, 2022). "Re: Salem Communications Holding Corporation…" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  8. ^ a b A New Sound For Louisville Radioinsight - August 7, 2023
  9. ^ Fawbush, Tom (August 2, 2023). "Form 380 - Exchange Request". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved August 12, 2023.