WMSK is a radio station

Radio station

Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...

  broadcasting a sports talk format. Licensed to Morganfield, Kentucky

Morganfield, Kentucky

Morganfield is a city in Union County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 3,494 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Union County...

, USA, the station serves the Evansville area. The station is currently owned by Henson Media, Inc. and features programing from Fox Sports Radio

Fox Sports Radio

Fox Sports Radio, abbreviated FSR, is an international radio network consisting of sports talk programming. The network is a service of Premiere Networks...

 and Kentucky Sports Radio.

History

The station went on the air in November 1960, and, with the exception of a brief period in 1999-2000 using the call sign WYGS, the station has always been known as WMSK.

On January 3, 2011, the station switched from its former classic country

Classic country

Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country hits from past decades.This genre generally follows one of two formats: those specializing in hits from the 1920s through the early 1970s, and focus primarily on innovators and artists from country music's Golden...

 music format to sports talk, affiliating with Fox Sports Radio

Fox Sports Radio

Fox Sports Radio, abbreviated FSR, is an international radio network consisting of sports talk programming. The network is a service of Premiere Networks...

 and Kentucky Sports Radio.