WKDZ-FM
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WKDZ-FM is radio station
licensed in Cadiz, Kentucky
. WKDZ-FM is owned by Ham Broadcasting.
WKDZ-FM broadcasts a country music
format and serves Trigg
, Christian
, Caldwell
, Lyon
, and Todd
counties in Kentucky
. In addition to its usual music programming, WKDZ-FM is an affiliate of the Tennessee Titans
football radio network. and the Kentucky Wildcats
radio network. WKDZ-FM is unique in that it boast a full news department in house. WKDZ-FM has been recognized many times for its community service and even won a Marconi Award for "Small Market Station Of The Year" in 2008. WKDZ-FM has been consistently nominated for, or won, the coveted NAB Crystal Award for Community Service.
In 2004, Ham Broadcasting moved from their former Will Jackson Road location to a new 4100 square feet (380.9 m²) facility at Broadbent Square in east Cadiz.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed in Cadiz, Kentucky
Cadiz, Kentucky
Cadiz is a city in Trigg County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,373 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Trigg County. It is an old town located close to the Land Between the Lakes, a popular recreation area, and was a base of Union and Confederate operations in the American...
. WKDZ-FM is owned by Ham Broadcasting.
WKDZ-FM broadcasts a country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format and serves Trigg
Trigg County, Kentucky
Trigg County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1820. As of 2000, the population was 12,597. Its county seat is Cadiz. The county is named for Stephen Trigg, a frontier officer in the American Revolutionary War who died in the Battle of Blue Licks...
, Christian
Christian County, Kentucky
Christian County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1797. As of 2000, its population was 72,265. Its county seat is Hopkinsville, Kentucky...
, Caldwell
Caldwell County, Kentucky
As of the census of 2010, there were 12,984 people, with 6,292 households in the county.-Communities:*Bakers*Baldwin Ford*Black Hawk*The Bluff*Cedar Bluff*Claxton*Cobb*Cresswell*Crider*Crowtown*Enon*Farmersville*Flat Rock*Friendship*Fryer...
, Lyon
Lyon County, Kentucky
Lyon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 8,080. Its county seat is Eddyville. Created from Caldwell County, Kentucky in 1854, the county was named for former Congressman Chittenden Lyon....
, and Todd
Todd County, Kentucky
Todd County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population is 11,971. Its county seat is Elkton. The county is named after Colonel John Todd, who was killed at the Battle of Blue Licks in 1782...
counties in Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
. In addition to its usual music programming, WKDZ-FM is an affiliate of the Tennessee Titans
Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...
football radio network. and the Kentucky Wildcats
Kentucky Wildcats
The Kentucky Wildcats are the men's and women's intercollegiate athletic squads of the University of Kentucky , a founding member of the Southeastern Conference...
radio network. WKDZ-FM is unique in that it boast a full news department in house. WKDZ-FM has been recognized many times for its community service and even won a Marconi Award for "Small Market Station Of The Year" in 2008. WKDZ-FM has been consistently nominated for, or won, the coveted NAB Crystal Award for Community Service.
In 2004, Ham Broadcasting moved from their former Will Jackson Road location to a new 4100 square feet (380.9 m²) facility at Broadbent Square in east Cadiz.
On Air Staff
- Cindy Allen Lax & Allen Watts (mornings)
- Carrie McGinnis (middays)
- Michael Davis (afternoons & evenings)
- Bill Booth (afternoon drive)
- Scott Brown (sports)
- Ann Petrie (news)
- Annie Catron (news)
- Travis Faulkner (news)
- Boyd Clark (news)