WOVO

WOVO (106.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format. Licensed to Horse Cave, Kentucky, United States, the station serves the Bowling Green area. The station is currently owned by Commonwealth Broadcasting through licensee Soky Radio, LLC and features programming from Westwood One.[2]

WOVO
Broadcast areaBowling Green, Kentucky
Frequency106.3 MHz
BrandingWOVO 106.3
Programming
FormatHot adult contemporary
SubchannelsHD2: Rhythmic Top 40
95.9 The Vibe
HD3: Classical
Classical 97.5
AffiliationsWestwood One
Ownership
Owner
  • Commonwealth Broadcasting
  • (Soky Radio, LLC)
WWKU, WKLX/WWKN, WPTQ
History
First air date
July 14, 1972 (at 105.5)
Former call signs
WLMK (1991-1993)
WXPC (1993-1998)
WHHT (1998-2012)
Former frequencies
106.7 MHz (-2008)
106.5 MHz (2008-2012)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID48702
ClassC2
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT123 meters
Transmitter coordinates
37°02′39.2″N 86°10′59.9″W
Translator(s)99.7 W247DM (Glasgow)
HD2: 95.7 W239BT (Glasgow)
HD2: 95.9 W240CP (Bowling Green)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewovo1063.com

History

The station originally signed on the air by Commonwealth Broadcasting as WLMK in 1991.[3] In 1993, the station changed its call letters to WXPC, before eventually moving to WHHT in 1998.[4]

Prior to 2005, WWHT broadcast a variety hits format as Sam FM, airing the syndicated network S.A.M.: Simply About Music from Westwood One. That year, the Sam FM format moved to WKLX (100.7 FM).[5] In 2008, WHHT broadcast a hot adult contemporary format under the branding Star FM. That year, upgrades at Cumulus Media–owned WNFN (106.7 FM) in the Nashville metropolitan area resulted in WHHT shifting to 106.5 MHz. [6]

In October 2012, Commonwealth Broadcasting instituted a major three-way format change. WHHT upgraded its signal in a move to 106.3 MHz. The station obtained the WOVO callsign and adult contemporary format from 105.3 FM, which became classic rock WPTQ. The station's previous country music format went to the rechristened WHHT at 103.7 FM.[7]

Programming

HD Radio

The station's HD radio signal is multiplexed in this manner.

Freqnency
(MHz-subchannel)
Callsign Programming
106.3FM
106.3-1 HD
WOVO
WOVO-HD1
Simulcast of the traditional FM signal
"WOVO 106.3" / Hot adult contemporary
106.3-2 HD WOVO-HD2 W239BT/W240CP / "95.9 The Vibe"
Rhythmic Top 40
106.3-3 HD WOVO-HD3 W248CF / "Classical 97.5"
Classical

(WOVO's logo under previous 105.3 frequency)

References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WOVO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "WOVO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. 2010 Broadcasting Yearbook, page D-240
  4. "WOVO Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. "Sam Movies in Bowling Green, KY". All Access. 14 November 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  6. "Nashville's Fan Upgrades Signal". All Access. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  7. "Stations On The Move In Glasgow, KY". RadioInsight. 2012-10-22.
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