WKJK
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WKJK is a radio station
broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Louisville, Kentucky
, USA, the station serves the Louisville area. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications
and features programing from ABC Radio , CBS Radio
and Premiere Radio Networks
.
-based Great Trails Broadcasting which also owned several other Top 40 outlets in Ohio including WING
, WIZE
, WCOL (AM), WCOL-FM
(also known as 92X WXGT throughout most of the 1980s) and WGTZ
. WKLO provided competition to the original WAKY-790 (now WKRD (AM)
.) In 1979 it became WKJJ-AM, a 24/7 delayed broadcast of its FM sister WKJJ-FM (99.7 FM), which is now WDJX
. Afterward it became WCII with several formats, most notably country. The station was assigned the call letters WWSN on 1993-05-15. On 1993-10-15, the station changed its call sign to WDJX; on 1994-10-31 to WRES; on 1995-07-17 to WHKM, and on 1996-09-27 to the current WKJK.
Radio station
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broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
, USA, the station serves the Louisville area. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
and features programing from ABC Radio , CBS Radio
CBS Radio
CBS Radio, Inc., formerly known as Infinity Broadcasting Corporation, is one of the largest owners and operators of radio stations in the United States, third behind main rival Clear Channel Communications and Cumulus Media. CBS Radio owns around 130 radio stations across the country...
and Premiere Radio Networks
Premiere Radio Networks
Premiere Networks is an American radio network. It is the largest syndication company in the United States based on popularity of programming...
.
History
For most of its early years,the station was known as WKLO owned by Dayton, OhioDayton, Ohio
Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
-based Great Trails Broadcasting which also owned several other Top 40 outlets in Ohio including WING
WING
WING "ESPN 1410" is a commercial AM radio station in Dayton, Ohio operating with 5,000 watts at 1410 kHz with studios, offices and transmitter located on David Road in Kettering. It is the first full-time commercial radio station in Dayton...
, WIZE
WIZE
WIZE — branded WIZE AM 1340 — is a commercial radio station in Springfield, Ohio owned by Clear Channel Communications as part of their Dayton cluster...
, WCOL (AM), WCOL-FM
WCOL-FM
WCOL-FM is a country music radio station in Columbus, Ohio owned by Clear Channel Communications. Its brand identifier is Continuous Country Favorites, 92.3 WCOL. The call sign represents the city of license...
(also known as 92X WXGT throughout most of the 1980s) and WGTZ
WGTZ
WGTZ "Fly 92.9" is a commercial FM station licensed in Eaton, Ohio at 92.9 MHz serving the Dayton and Springfield market area with an Adult Hits format. The previous CHR/Pop format commenced Sunday, March 15, 1984 at Noon when Dayton-based Great Trails Broadcasting owned the station at the time...
. WKLO provided competition to the original WAKY-790 (now WKRD (AM)
WKRD (AM)
WKRD is a sports talk formatted radio station in the Louisville, Kentucky metropolitan area. It is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications, and is known as My Sports 790...
.) In 1979 it became WKJJ-AM, a 24/7 delayed broadcast of its FM sister WKJJ-FM (99.7 FM), which is now WDJX
WDJX
WDJX is a Contemporary Hit Radio radio station located in Louisville, Kentucky. The station is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to broadcast on 99.7 FM with a effective radiated power of 24 kW.-Station history:...
. Afterward it became WCII with several formats, most notably country. The station was assigned the call letters WWSN on 1993-05-15. On 1993-10-15, the station changed its call sign to WDJX; on 1994-10-31 to WRES; on 1995-07-17 to WHKM, and on 1996-09-27 to the current WKJK.