Media of Lexington, Kentucky
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Lexington's daily circulating newspaper is the Lexington Herald-Leader. The Kentucky Kernel is a newspaper published for University of Kentucky students. Local weekly newspapers include W Weekly and ACE Weekly. Business Lexington is a bi-weekly business newspaper, while the Nougat Magazine is a monthly alternative publication. The Chevy Chaser Magazine and the Southsider Magazine are two community publications. The only bilingual Spanish-English newspaper in the Bluegrass region is La Voz de Kentucky.
Lexington is served by the following television stations:
- WLEX, NBC affiliate, - NTSC channel 18
- WKYT, CBS affiliate, - NTSC channel 27
- WTVQ, ABC affiliate, - NTSC channel 36
- WKLE, PBS and KET member station, - NTSC channel 46
- WDKY, FOX affiliate, - NTSC channel 56
- WBLU, Retro Television Network and MNTV affiliate, - NTSC channel 62 (Low Power)
- CWKYT, CW affiliate, - Digital 13.2-(WKYT-DT 27.2), Insight Communications Channel 5, and Time Warner Cable Channel 99 in surrounding counties
It also has numerous radio stations:
- WVLK, (News/talk) - 590 AM
- WLAP, (News/talk) - 630 AM
- WLXG, (Sports) - 1300 AM
- WRFL, (Alternative) (College Radio) - 88.1 FM
- WUKY, (Adult Album Alternative NPR PRI) - "NPR Rocks at 91.3 FM" in HD
- WBVX, (Classic Hits) - 92.1 FM "B92"
- WLXX, (Country) - 92.9 FM "The Bear"
- WMXL, (Mixed music/X-mas music from Nov.1-Dec.25) - 94.5 FM "Mix 94.5"
- WGKS, (Soft Rock/X-mas music from Nov.1-Dec.25) - 96.9 FM "KISS-FM"
- WBUL, (Country) - 98.1 FM "The Bull" in HD
- WKQQ, (Rock) - 100.1 FM "Double Q" in HD
- WVLK, (Sports Radio/Talk) - 101.5 FM "News Talk 590"
- WLTO, (Top 40/Hip Hop) - 102.5 FM "Hot 102"
- WXZZ, (Rock) - 103.3 FM "Z Rock 103"
- WLKT, (Top 40/Mixed) - 104.5 FM "The Cat" in HD
- WMKJ, (60s/70s Hits) - 105.5 FM "Magic 105.5"
- WCDA, (Top 40/Adult Contemporary) - 106.3 FM "CD 1063"
- WBTF, (Urban/Hip Hop) - 107.9 FM "The Beat"