WTKE-FM

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WTKE-FM
Broadcast areaFort Walton Beach area
Frequency100.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding100.3 K-Rock
Programming
FormatClassic rock
SubchannelsHD2: WTKE simulcast (Sports)
HD3: WFDM simulcast (Conservative talk)
Ownership
Owner
  • Jennifer and James Hale
  • (Omni Broadcasting, LLC)
WFDM
History
First air date
1993 (as WNCV)
Former call signs
WNCV (1992-2006)
WRKN (2006-2009)
Call sign meaning
W TicKEt (previous branding, now on HD2)
Technical information
Facility ID10055
ClassA
ERP3,000 watts
HAAT143 meters
Transmitter coordinates
30°24′50.00″N 86°37′40.00″W / 30.4138889°N 86.6277778°W / 30.4138889; -86.6277778
Translator(s)HD2: 103.7 W259AN (Fort Walton Beach)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitekrockfwb.com

WTKE-FM (100.3 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Niceville, Florida, United States, the station serves the Fort Walton Beach area. WTKE-FM is owned by Jennifer and James Hale, through licensee Omni Broadcasting, LLC.

The station was assigned the call sign WNCV on May 7, 1992. On August 1, 2006, the station changed its call sign to WRKN. On November 19, 2009, WRKN swapped call signs with sister station WTKE-FM (which became WHWY).[1] Prior to May 4, 2022, WTKE-FM was broadcasting sports as The Ticket Sports Network as a CBS Sports Network affiliate. The Ticket Sports Network is now on WTKE-FM HD 2 and broadcasts at 103.7 on translator W259AN and 97.1 on translator W246BN in Pensacola, Florida.

100.3 K-Rock is a classic-rock-formatted radio station with Alice Cooper and his Nights with Alice Cooper show. Additional programming includes Carol Miller's Get the Led Out, Sammy Hagar's Top Rock Countdown, Live in Concert, and Dee Snider's House of Hair.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "WTKE-FM Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ^ "WTKE Brings Classic Rock To Fort Walton Beach". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-05-04.

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