WUOL-FM
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WUOL-FM is a 24-hour listener supported, noncommercial radio station
in Louisville, Kentucky
, broadcasting a classical music format. It began broadcasting in December 1976.
WUOL, along with its sister stations WFPL
and WFPK
, broadcasts an HD Radio
signal. All three stations have been licensed to the Louisville Public Media consortium (formerly Public Radio Partnership) since 1993. Prior to its joining the Partnership, WUOL inadvertently competed with WFPK for classical music listeners in the market.
The station was re-assigned the WUOL-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
on March 19, 1982
.
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...
in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
, broadcasting a classical music format. It began broadcasting in December 1976.
WUOL, along with its sister stations WFPL
WFPL
WFPL is a 24-hour listener-supported, noncommercial radio station in Louisville, Kentucky, broadcasting at 89.3 MHz and focusing on news. The station is the NPR affiliate for the Louisville market. WFPL is now owned by Louisville Public Media and was originally owned by the Louisville Free...
and WFPK
WFPK
WFPK is a 24-hour listener-supported, noncommercial radio station in Louisville, Kentucky, broadcasting at 91.9 MHz FM featuring an adult album alternative format. The station plays national and local alternative music as well as jazz all day on Sunday....
, broadcasts an HD Radio
HD Radio
HD Radio, which originally stood for "Hybrid Digital", is the trademark for iBiquity's in-band on-channel digital radio technology used by AM and FM radio stations to transmit audio and data via a digital signal in conjunction with their analog signals...
signal. All three stations have been licensed to the Louisville Public Media consortium (formerly Public Radio Partnership) since 1993. Prior to its joining the Partnership, WUOL inadvertently competed with WFPK for classical music listeners in the market.
The station was re-assigned the WUOL-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
on March 19, 1982
1982 in radio
The year 1982 in radio involved some significant events.-Events:*23 July - KDKA-AM in Pittsburgh, becomes the first AM station to broadcast in Stereo sound....
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