WKYZ

WKYZ
City of license Key Colony Beach, Florida
Broadcast area Florida Keys area
Branding The New Pirate Radio 101.7 FM
Frequency 101.7 MHz
First air date May 11, 1989
Format Adult Album Alternative
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 138 meters
Class C1
Facility ID 73170
Transmitter coordinates 24°41′30.00″N 81°6′31.00″W / 24.6916667°N 81.1086111°W
Callsign meaning W Keys
Former callsigns WKKB (May 11, 1989-November 2, 1998)
Former frequencies 101.3 MHz (May 11, 1989-2008)
Affiliations Jones Radio Network
Owner Keys Media Company, Inc.
Webcast Listen Live
Website WKYZ.com

WKYZ (101.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an Adult Album Alternative format. Licensed to Key Colony Beach, Florida, USA, the station serves the Florida Keys area. The station is currently owned by Keys Media Company, Inc. and featured programing from Jones Radio Network.[1]

History

logo under previous format

The station went on the air as WKKB on May 11, 1989. On November 2, 1998, the station changed its call sign to the current WKYZ.[2] It has broadcast a classic rock format in the past. On May 1, 2009 WKYZ returned to the air (after two months of silence) with talk, simulcasting WFFG 1300 AM Marathon, FL. On August 7, 2011 the simulcast with WFFG ended and the station adopted a AAA format with the branding "The New Pirate Radio 101.7 FM".

References

  1. "WKYZ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "WKYZ Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

There are no remaining online reference for WKYZ net radio.

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