WEKT

WEKT (1070 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Southern gospel Christian radio format. Licensed to Elkton, Kentucky, United States. The station is currently owned by M & R Broadcasting, Inc.[2]

WEKT
Frequency1070 kHz
BrandingHeavenly 1070
Programming
FormatGospel music/Christian radio
AffiliationsSalem Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerM & R Broadcasting, Inc.
(sale to Ham Broadcasting Company, Inc. pending)
History
First air date
July 21, 1977 (1977-07-21) [1]
Former call signs
WSRG (1977-1988)
WOAM (1988-1989)
Call sign meaning
ElKTon
Technical information
Facility ID39460
ClassD
Power500 watts day
18 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
36°48′33″N 87°09′38″W
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewektgospelradio.com

On March 24, 2016, WEKT was granted an FCC construction permit to increase day power to 1,000 watts.[3]

History

The station signed on the air as WSRG on July 21, 1977, initially broadcasting a country music format under ownership of Jim White. It became known as WOAM on February 1, 1988 when country music singer Ernie Ashworth purchased the station. After the station was purchased by Marshall Sidebottom shortly after he sold WIRV of Irvine, WOAM officially became WEKT on January 3, 1989.[4][5]

The station switched to its current Southern Gospel format at some time in the early 1990s.

On June 16, 2023, it was announced that M&R Broadcasting was intending to sell WEKT to Ham Broadcasting Company, Incorporated (also known as the Edge Media Group), the owners of WHVO in nearby Hopkinsville and three other radio stations in the region.[6]

Programming

In addition to southern gospel music, the station also broadcasts church services on Sundays. It is also the home of football and basketball games of the Todd County Central High School athletic teams.

National news updates are currently provided by the Salem Radio Network.

References
  1. "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting Yearbook 1979. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 2010. p. D-240.
  2. "WEKT Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station - Federal Communications Commission
  4. "WEKT Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State. HOST Communications. ISBN 9781879688933.
  6. Claussen, Joshua (June 16, 2023). "Edge Media Group Acquiring Todd County's WEKT, Pending FCC Approval". WKDZ-FM. Archived from the original on June 16, 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.


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