WKES
WKES (91.1 MHz) is a non-commercial, listener-supported FM radio station broadcasting a Christian talk and teaching radio format. Licensed to Lakeland, Florida, it serves the Tampa Bay area from its studios at Keswick Christian School in Seminole. The station is owned by the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago and features programming from Moody Radio.
| Broadcast area | Tampa Bay area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 91.1 MHz |
| Branding | Moody Radio Florida |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian talk and teaching |
| Affiliations | Moody Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | May 20, 1975 |
Former call signs | WCIE (1975-1997) |
Call sign meaning | KESwick Christian School (founders of WKES and associated with Moody) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 19871 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 128 meters (420 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 28°4′46.00″N 82°2′27.00″W |
| Translator(s) | See § Translators |
| Repeater(s) | (see article) |
| Links | |
| Website | moodyradioflorida |
WKES is the flagship station of the statewide Moody Radio Florida network, which includes:
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | Facility ID | ERP W |
Height m (ft) |
Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHGN | 91.9 FM | Crystal River, Florida | 11026 | 41,000 | 165 m (541 ft) | C2 | FCC |
| WKZM | 104.3 FM | Sarasota, Florida | 11037 | 25,000 | 81 m (266 ft) | C3 | FCC |
| WSOR | 90.9 FM | Naples, Florida | 61506 | 36,000 | 275 m (902 ft) | C1 | FCC |
Local programming includes New Day Florida (a morning show) and Prime Time Florida (a drive-time afternoon show), plus hourly news and traffic updates, along with weather updates from former Bay News 9 meteorologist Alan Winfield.
History
The station first signed on May 20, 1975, at 91.3 MHz as WCIE, a religious station owned by the Carpenter's Home Church in Lakeland. In 1980, as part of a plan to increase its power, the station relocated to 91.1 MHz. In 1997, in a three way swap, Carpenter's Home sold WCIE to Paxson Broadcasting, who in turn swapped the station with Moody's WKES, which at the time was on 101.5 FM. WKES would soon move to 91.1 FM; after a brief simulcast period, its old 101.5 frequency became a commercial station under Paxson, as WILV (now WTBV, owned by Cox Radio).
Translators
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W215CJ | 90.9 FM | Tampa, Florida | 106675 | 70 | 51 m (167 ft) | D | LMS | Relays WKES |
| W247AF | 97.3 FM | Sarasota, Florida | 84009 | 80 | 48 m (157 ft) | D | LMS | Relays WKES |
| W272BM | 102.3 FM | Fort Myers Beach, Florida | 156554 | 80 | 52 m (171 ft) | D | LMS | Relays WSOR |
External links
- Official website
- WKES in the FCC FM station database
- WKES on Radio-Locator
- WKES in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Central Florida Radio: WCIE
- WCIE tribute page Archived 2007-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
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- WHGN in the FCC FM station database
- WHGN on Radio-Locator
- WHGN in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- WSOR in the FCC FM station database
- WSOR on Radio-Locator
- WSOR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- WKZM in the FCC FM station database
- WKZM on Radio-Locator
- WKZM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database