WEKU

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WEKU
CityRichmond, Kentucky
Broadcast areaLexington-Fayette Metro Area
BrandingWEKU 88.9
SloganNPR News and Information
Frequency88.9 (MHz)
First air dateOctober 7, 1968
Formatnews/talk
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT219 meters
ClassC1
Facility ID18307
Transmitter coordinates37°52′45″N 84°19′33″W / 37.87917°N 84.32583°W / 37.87917; -84.32583
Callsign meaningW Eastern Kentucky University
AffiliationsNational Public Radio, Kentucky Public Radio
OwnerEastern Kentucky University
WebcastListen Live
Websiteweku.fm

WEKU (88.9 FM), is a National Public Radio-affiliated station in Richmond, Kentucky; serving nearby Lexington. Owned by Eastern Kentucky University, it primarily features NPR news and talk programming. WEKU also operates satellite stations WEKP (90.1 FM) in Pineville, WEKH (90.9 FM) in Hazard, WEKF (88.5 FM) in Corbin and two translators in Middlesboro (102.5 FM, W273AY) and Barbourville (96.9 FM, W245AS).[1]

The station is one of two full NPR members serving Lexington, the other being the University of Kentucky's WUKY. Lexington is thus one of the smallest markets with two competing full NPR member stations.

WEKU currently programs WKYL 102.1 FM as a classical music service.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "About WEKU". WEKU-FM. Retrieved 2011-10-07.

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