WWKA
Encyclopedia
WWKA is the callsign of K92FM, a Country
radio station
in Orlando, Florida
. The station is owned by Cox Radio
, and has had a country format since 1982. Previous owners include The Outlet Company
and New City Communications.
The station was originally WDBO-FM, affiliated with WDBO AM 580 and CBS-affiliated WDBO
-TV channel 6, at the time owned by The Outlet Company. WWKA is now owned by Cox Enterprises, the company that owns channel 6's competitor, ABC-affiliated WFTV
channel 39, (virtual channel 9). The WDBO-FM calls now belong on what used to be WHTQ on 96.5, although that station used to be classic rock
.
WWKA also broadcasts in HD Radio
.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
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...
in Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
. The station is owned by Cox Radio
Cox Radio
Cox Radio, Inc. is a division of Cox Enterprises that holds a number of radio stations. Cox Radio is headquartered at 6205 Peachtree Dunwoody Road in Sandy Springs, Georgia....
, and has had a country format since 1982. Previous owners include The Outlet Company
The Outlet Company
The Outlet Company was a corporation based in Providence, Rhode Island, which owned holdings in both retail and broadcasting. The centerpieces of the group was its flagship Providence store and WJAR radio and television, also in Providence....
and New City Communications.
The station was originally WDBO-FM, affiliated with WDBO AM 580 and CBS-affiliated WDBO
WKMG-TV
WKMG-TV channel 6 is the CBS network affiliate for Central Florida . WKMG is licensed to Orlando and is owned and operated by Post-Newsweek Stations, Inc., a subsidiary of the Washington Post Company. The station refers to itself as "Local6". WKMG's transmitter is located in Bithlo, Florida...
-TV channel 6, at the time owned by The Outlet Company. WWKA is now owned by Cox Enterprises, the company that owns channel 6's competitor, ABC-affiliated WFTV
WFTV
WFTV, channel 9, is the ABC-affiliated television station for Central Florida that is licensed to Orlando. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 39 from a transmitter between Bithlo and Christmas. Owned by Cox Enterprises, WFTV is sister to Independent WRDQ. The two stations...
channel 39, (virtual channel 9). The WDBO-FM calls now belong on what used to be WHTQ on 96.5, although that station used to be classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
.
WWKA also broadcasts in HD Radio
HD Radio
HD Radio, which originally stood for "Hybrid Digital", is the trademark for iBiquity's in-band on-channel digital radio technology used by AM and FM radio stations to transmit audio and data via a digital signal in conjunction with their analog signals...
.