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| Broadcast area | Bowling Green, Kentucky |
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| Frequency | 1450 kHz |
| Branding | ESPN 102.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | ESPN Radio Hilltopper Sports Network Titans Radio Network Cincinnati Reds Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WKLX/WKYY, WPTQ, WOVO | |
| History | |
First air date | October 1, 1962 (as WCDS at 1440) [1] |
Former call signs | WCDS (1962–2007) |
Former frequencies | 1440 kHz (1962–2008) |
Call sign meaning | W Western Kentucky University |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 70869 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°00′17″N 85°56′27″W / 37.00472°N 85.94083°W |
| Translator(s) | 102.7 W274CD (Plum Springs) |
| Repeater(s) | 105.3 WPTQ-HD3 (Glasgow) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | espnradio1027.com |
WWKU (1450 AM) is an ESPN Radio–affiliated sports radio–formatted radio station licensed to Plum Springs, Kentucky, United States, and serving the greater Bowling Green area.[3] The station is owned by Charles M. Anderson as part of a conglomerate with Brownsville–licensed classic hits station WKLX (100.7 FM), Glasgow–licensed classic rock station WPTQ (105.3 FM) and Horse Cave–licensed adult contemporary station WOVO (106.3 FM). All three stations share studios on McIntosh Street near US 231 on the south side of Bowling Green, and its transmitter is located off US 68/KY 80 adjacent to the Barren River northeast of downtown.
In addition to its AM signal, WWKU also operates one translator station on the FM band: Plum Springs–licensed W274CD (102.7 MHz).
- ^ 2010 Broadcasting Yearbook, page D-240
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WWKU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WWKU Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.