WPKE-FM
Encyclopedia
WPKE-FM is a radio station
broadcasting a Classic rock
format. Licensed to Coal Run, Kentucky, USA. The station is currently owned by East Kentucky Broadcasting Corporation and features programing from ABC Radio and Premiere Radio Networks
.
The station is an affiliate of the weekly syndicated Pink Floyd program Floydian Slip
.
Previously, this station was adult contemporary "Mix 103.1".
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...
broadcasting a Classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
format. Licensed to Coal Run, Kentucky, USA. The station is currently owned by East Kentucky Broadcasting Corporation and features programing from ABC Radio and Premiere Radio Networks
Premiere Radio Networks
Premiere Networks is an American radio network. It is the largest syndication company in the United States based on popularity of programming...
.
The station is an affiliate of the weekly syndicated Pink Floyd program Floydian Slip
Floydian Slip
Floydian Slip is a weekly, one-hour syndicated radio program featuring the music of British rock band Pink Floyd.The show is created and hosted by Craig Bailey of Winooski, Vermont, who aired his first episode in January 1989 on Ithaca College's 106-VIC in Ithaca, N.Y., as a senior Television-Radio...
.
History
The station went on the air as WECL then changed to WRAU on 1990-06-01. on 1993-12-27, the station changed its call sign to the current WPKE.Previously, this station was adult contemporary "Mix 103.1".