From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

WKYW (AM)

Radio station in Kentucky, United States

Field	Value
name	WKYW
city	Frankfort, Kentucky
country	US
area
branding	93.5 The Goat
frequency
translator
airdate
languages	English
format	Classic rock
power
class	C
facility_id	74609
licensing_authority	FCC
coordinates
former_callsigns	WFKY (1946–2007)
affiliations	Compass Media Networks
owner	CapCity Communications
licensee	Southern Belle Licenses, LLC
sister_stations
webcast

WKYW (1490 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Frankfort, Kentucky, United States, and owned by CapCity Communications. It airs a classic rock format branded "93.5 The Goat" reflecting its relay on FM translator W228CL (93.5 FM).

The transmitter is located in Frankfort off of Devils Hollow Road (KY 1005).

History

The station signed on the air on March 18, 1946. It was powered at 250 watts and was owned by the Frankfort Broadcasting Company. For most of its history, it had the call sign WFKY, standing for Frankfort, Kentucky. Those call letters are now on sister station WFKY 104.9 FM.

In 2007, 1490 WFKY was acquired by Clear Channel Communications. Clear Channel (forerunner to today's iHeartMedia) switched the station's call letters to WKYW and its format to classic hits, branded as "Passport Radio 1490".

In 2015, FM translator W228CL began broadcasting on FM frequency 93.5 MHz as a simulcast of WKYW.

On April 1, 2021, WKYW and W228CL split from their simulcast with WFRT and WKYL and launched a hot adult contemporary format, branded as "Pop Radio 93.5".

On January 2, 2026, WKYW and W228CL changed to classic rock, branded as “93.5 The Goat”.

Translator

Previous logo

References

"WKYW Facility Record". United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division.
[https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&facid=74609 FCCdata.org/WKYW]
[https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1960/BC-YB-1960-Radio.pdf ''Broadcasting Yearbook 1960'' page A-158. Retrieved Jan. 26, 2026.]
[https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2010/2010-BC-YB.pdf ''Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010'' page D-239. Retrieved Jan. 26, 2026.]
[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/207006/pop-radio-debuts-in-frankfort/ Pop Radio Debuts In Frankfort] Radioinsight - April 13, 2021
Venta, Lance. (January 2, 2026). "THE GOAT LAUNCHES IN FRANKFORT".

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

1946-establishments-in-kentucky radio-stations-established-in-1946 radio-stations-in-kentucky seven-mountains-media

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about WKYW (AM) — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report