WANY-FM

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WANY-FM
Frequency100.9 MHz
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
Owner
  • Pamela Allred
  • (Pamela Allred DBA Albany Broadcasting Company)
History
First air date
October 25, 1958[1]
Former frequencies
106.3 (1958–2012)
Call sign meaning
AlbaNY[2]
Technical information
Facility ID834
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT56.0 meters
Transmitter coordinates
36°41′54″N 85°9′0″W / 36.69833°N 85.15000°W / 36.69833; -85.15000

WANY-FM (100.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Albany, Kentucky, United States. The station is currently owned by local Pamela Allred and operates with a country music format. WANY maintains studios and transmitter facilities along KY 1590 (Burkesville Road) on the west side of Albany.[3]

History[edit]

WANY-FM and its now-defunct AM sister station WANY went on the air at 106.3 FM. October 25, 1958. The stations were co-owned by Cecil Speck and Wallace Allred.[1] The station changed frequencies to its current 100.9 FM in 2012.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "WANY Recently Celebrates 60 Years 'On the Air'". Clinton County News. 7 November 2018. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web. Archived from the original on 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
  3. ^ "WANY-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

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