WNES
| Frequency | 1050 kHz |
|---|---|
| Branding | K-Country |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Radio Active Media, Inc. |
| WKYA | |
| History | |
First air date | January 1955 |
Former frequencies | 1600 kHz (1955–1960) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 46946 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 172 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°16′9″N 87°8′32″W / 37.26917°N 87.14222°W |
| Repeater(s) | W284AO (104.7 FM) Central City |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
WNES (1050 AM) is a classic country-formatted radio station that is licensed to and located in Central City, Kentucky, United States. The station is currently owned by Starlight Broadcasting Co., Inc.[2]
The station's studio (shared with sister station WKYA) and transmitter is located on Everly Brothers Boulevard (U.S. Highway 62) near the Western Kentucky Parkway underpass southwest of Central City.
History
[edit]On September 8, 1954, Muhlenberg Broadcasting Company was granted a construction permit by the FCC.[3] The station began broadcasting on January 1, 1955, as the first radio station to broadcast in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. The station was a 500 watt daytime-only station broadcasting at 1600 kilocycles.[4][5] In December 1956, the station launched its FM companion, WNES-FM (101.9 FM, now WEKV),[4]: 98 and would simulcast its AM programming on that station until 1980, when the FM became a separate entity. WNES reallocated to its current frequency of 1050 kilocycles in August 1960.[3][4]: 98 [6]
In March 2013, the station's owner, Starlight Broadcasting, was renamed Radio Active Media, Inc. The station's programming was simulcast on the FM dial via WNES-FM (now WEKV) from that station's 1956 inception until December 1981. In September 2014, the FM simulcast of WNES returned when the station launched a Class D low-power FM translator, W284AO, broadcasting a frequency of 104.7 megahertz with 250 watts of power.[7]
Coverage area
[edit]The station's daytime signal covers Muhlenberg and surrounding counties, plus the Owensboro and Henderson area. Its nighttime signal coverage is greatly reduced to avoid co-frequency interference with other AM 1050 stations. W284AO's signal covers all of Muhlenberg County, along with portions of its neighboring counties.
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WNES". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WNES Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ a b FCC History Cards for WNES
- ^ a b c Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State (PDF). ISBN 9781879688933 – via World Radio History.
- ^ Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook 1960 (PDF). 1960. p. A-157 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "This Week in History (from Leader-News archives)". Leader-News. Greenville, Kentucky. May 2, 2001. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ W284AO Query on Radio-Locator
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 46946 (WNES) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WNES in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 84113 (W284AO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W284AO in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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