WKAG-CA
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WKAG-CA is a Class A low power television station
in Hopkinsville, Kentucky
, broadcasting locally on air as channel 43. WKAG is also on cable on NewWave Communications in Christian and Mulenburg counties in Kentucky and on CDE Lightband in Montgomery County (Clarksville), Tennessee. The station is owned by NewWave Communications.
newspaper. The call letters were changed to WKAG-LP in 1994 (after the Federal Communications Commission
allowed low-power stations to use traditional call signs with an "-LP" suffix, instead of a translator-style call sign), and to WKAG-CA in 2002 (reflecting its Class A status). The New Era sold the station to Owen Broadcasting, controlled by station manager Eddie Owen, in mid-2004; in 2010, NewWave purchased the station from NewWave and rebranded the station as "Source16", after the station's new cable slot (before the acquisition, WKAG was instead seen on cable channel 3).
For most of its history, WKAG produced local newscasts; these were discontinued on August 5, 2011, amid uncertainty about its future (the station is not included in the sale of NewWave's area cable systems to Time Warner Cable
). It still rebroadcasts news programming from Lexington
's WKYT-TV
.
On Friday, August 5, 2011, at 3 pm, Source16 employees were informed that the station would be shut down. No warning was given to employees prior to the shutdown.
Class A television service
The class A television service is a system for regulating some low-power television stations in the United States. Class A stations are denoted by the broadcast callsign suffix "-CA" or "-CD" , although very many analog -CA stations have a digital companion channel that was assigned the -LD...
in Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Hopkinsville is a city in Christian County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 31,577 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Christian County.- History :...
, broadcasting locally on air as channel 43. WKAG is also on cable on NewWave Communications in Christian and Mulenburg counties in Kentucky and on CDE Lightband in Montgomery County (Clarksville), Tennessee. The station is owned by NewWave Communications.
History
Founded December 9, 1983, the station went on the air in July 1984 as W43AG under the ownership of the publisher of the Kentucky New EraKentucky New Era
The Kentucky New Era is the major daily newspaper in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, in the United States.- History :The paper was founded in 1869 by John D. Morris and Asher Graham Caruth, as the Weekly Kentucky New Era....
newspaper. The call letters were changed to WKAG-LP in 1994 (after the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
allowed low-power stations to use traditional call signs with an "-LP" suffix, instead of a translator-style call sign), and to WKAG-CA in 2002 (reflecting its Class A status). The New Era sold the station to Owen Broadcasting, controlled by station manager Eddie Owen, in mid-2004; in 2010, NewWave purchased the station from NewWave and rebranded the station as "Source16", after the station's new cable slot (before the acquisition, WKAG was instead seen on cable channel 3).
For most of its history, WKAG produced local newscasts; these were discontinued on August 5, 2011, amid uncertainty about its future (the station is not included in the sale of NewWave's area cable systems to Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable is an American cable television company that operates in 28 states and has 31 operating divisions...
). It still rebroadcasts news programming from Lexington
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...
's WKYT-TV
WKYT-TV
WKYT-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station in Lexington, Kentucky, serving the east-central part of Kentucky. Through cable, the station also reaches much of eastern, southern & northern Kentucky. Its transmitter is located in Lexington, east of the intersection of I-75 & US 60...
.
On Friday, August 5, 2011, at 3 pm, Source16 employees were informed that the station would be shut down. No warning was given to employees prior to the shutdown.