WEKT

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FieldValue
nameWEKT
cityElkton, Kentucky
brandingTodd 1070 & 92.1 WEKT
frequency1070 kHz
translatorW221EU (92.1 FM) Elkton
airdate
formatClassic hits
power500 watts day
18 watts night
classD
facility_id39460
coordinates
callsign_meaningElKTon
former_callsignsWSRG (1977–1988)
WOAM (1988–1989)
ownerEdge Media Group
licenseeHam Broadcasting Company, Inc.
sister_stationsWKDZ, WKDZ-FM, WHVO
webcastListen live
websitewektradio.com
licensing_authorityFCC
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| name = WEKT | logo = | city = Elkton, Kentucky | area = | branding = Todd 1070 & 92.1 WEKT | frequency = 1070 kHz | translator = W221EU (92.1 FM) Elkton | repeater = | airdate = | last_airdate = | format = Classic hits | language = | power = 500 watts day 18 watts night | erp = | haat = | class = D | facility_id = 39460 | coordinates = | callsign_meaning = ElKTon | former_callsigns = WSRG (1977–1988) WOAM (1988–1989) | former_frequencies = | affiliations = | owner = Edge Media Group | licensee = Ham Broadcasting Company, Inc. | sister_stations = WKDZ, WKDZ-FM, WHVO | webcast = Listen live | website = wektradio.com | licensing_authority= FCC

WEKT (1070 AM and 92.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Classic hits format. Licensed to and located in Elkton, Kentucky, United States, the station is currently owned by the Cadiz, Kentucky-based Edge Media Group, a unit of Ham Broadcasting Company, Inc.

The station's studio is located on the Public Square (junction of US 68 Business and KY 181) in downtown Elkton, and its transmission facility is located on Marion Street on the west side of Elkton.

The station's FM translator, W221EU (92.1 FM), broadcasts from a transmitter along Williams Hill Road off US 68/KY 80 just east of Elkton.

History

Early years

The station signed on the air as WSRG on July 21, 1977, initially broadcasting a country music format under ownership of Jim White. It became known as WOAM on February 1, 1988, when country music singer and longtime Grand Ole Opry member Ernie Ashworth purchased the station. In September of that year, Ashworth placed the station on the auction block in order for him to purchase WSLV of Ardmore, Alabama. After the station was purchased by Marshall and Ruby Sidebottom, with the business name M&R Broadcasting, shortly after they sold WIRV of Irvine, WOAM officially became WEKT on January 3, 1989; the sale was finalized the following month.

The southern gospel years

The station switched to a Southern Gospel format at some time in 1990; some local music acts of that genre were featured at various times on the station throughout the 1990s decade.

On March 24, 2016, WEKT was granted an FCC construction permit to increase daytime power to 1,000 watts.

Sale to Edge Media Group

On June 16, 2023, it was announced that M&R Broadcasting was intending to sell WEKT to Ham Broadcasting Company, Incorporated (also known as the Edge Media Group), the owners of WHVO in nearby Hopkinsville and three other radio stations in the region. The sale was finalized later that month. On July 1, 2023, the station began broadcasting their current Classic hits format, but retained their Sunday schedule of church worship programming from their previous format until some time during the following year. Starting with the 2023–24 academic year, the station also began offering programming produced by students of Todd County Schools as part of the district's multimedia cirriculum.

On April 12, 2024, WEKT launched a low-power translator to simulcast its AM programming at 92.1 megahertz. WEKT was previously one of a few remaining AM radio stations in western Kentucky without an FM companion until that day. The translator, as W218CR, was purchased by Ham Broadcasting from Hope Media Group in 2023. The translator's callsign was changed to W221EU before it began Elkton operations as the FM companion of WEKT.

Programming

In addition to classic hit music, the station also broadcasts church services on Sundays. It is also the home of football and basketball games of the Todd County Central High School athletic teams. Since 2001, the station also serves as a part-time affiliate of the Hilltopper Sports Network, broadcasting games of the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team.

Past programming

From 2000 until around the mid-2010s, WEKT previously served as the Todd County radio home of the NFL's Tennessee Titans football games through the Titans Radio Network. Salem News Network provided national news updates when the station aired its southern gospel format.

News operation

Since 2023, WEKT boasts its own news department as part of the expansion of the NewsEdge branding used by Edge Media's other radio stations. Hour-long newscasts are aired on weekdays at 12 noon and 5 p.m. The station also airs 15-minute newscasts on Saturdays and Sundays at 8 a.m., 12 noon and 5 p.m. Hourly national news updates are provided by Fox News Radio.

References

References

  1. "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting Yearbook 1979. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 2010. p. D-240. [https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2010/D2-2010-BC-YB-7.pdf]
  2. "WEKT Facility Record". United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division.
  3. "W221EU-FM 92.1 MHz Elkton, Kentucky".
  4. (July 20, 1977). "Elkton Radio Station Set To Broadcast". [[Kentucky New Era]].
  5. "WEKT Call Sign History". United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division.
  6. (September 6, 1988). "Todd radio station for sale". Kentucky New Era.
  7. Nash, Francis M.. (1995). "Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State". HOST Communications.
  8. (February 10, 1989). "Elkton radio station sold". [[Kentucky New Era]].
  9. Berry, Tom. (June 27, 1998). "Gospel CD a blessing for this local trio". [[Kentucky New Era]].
  10. [https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101684570&formid=301&fac_num=39460 Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station - Federal Communications Commission]
  11. Claussen, Joshua. (June 16, 2023). "Edge Media Group Acquiring Todd County's WEKT, Pending FCC Approval". [[WKDZ-FM]].
  12. (June 16, 2023). "STATION SALES WEEK OF 6/16".
  13. "About us".
  14. Claussen, Joshua. (April 12, 2024). "WEKT Adds 92.1 FM To Bolster Community Presence". WEKT.
  15. (July 21, 2023). "STATION SALES WEEK OF 7/21: A MIRACLE OF A SALE IN SHREVEPORT".
  16. Big Red Page. (September 6, 2001). "Big Red Radio Network balloons coverage across Kentucky". [[The Daily News (Kentucky).
  17. Robinson, George. (September 9, 2000). "Blue Fever: People from different walks of life now root for the Titans". [[Kentucky New Era]].
  18. "Program schedule".

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