WKEA-FM

WKEA-FM

City of license	Scottsboro, Alabama
Slogan	"Tri-State's New Hit Country"
Frequency	98.3 MHz
First air date	November 3, 1965
Format	Country
ERP	11,000 watts
HAAT	150 meters (492 feet)
Class	C3
Facility ID	33781
Transmitter coordinates	34°32′0.00″N 85°55′20.00″W / 34.5333333°N 85.9222222°W / 34.5333333; -85.9222222
Former callsigns	WCNA (1965-1981)
Affiliations	Jones Radio Network, Fox News Radio
Owner	KEA Radio, Inc.
Sister stations	WMXN-FM
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	http://www.wkeafm.com

WKEA-FM (98.3 FM, "K98") is a radio station licensed to serve the community of Scottsboro, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by KEA Radio, Inc.

WKEA-FM broadcasts a country music format including programming from Jones Radio Network and Fox News Radio.^[1]

History

Radio station WCNA-FM was founded in 1965 by Dr. Ralph Sheppard, a local dentist and owner of the Jackson County Advertiser, a weekly newspaper.^[2] The first FM radio station in Jackson County, Alabama, WCNA-FM began broadcasting a country music format on November 3, 1965. In 1971, Sheppard transferred the license to a company named Mellow Sound Broadcasting.^[3] The city of Scottsboro later honored Sheppard by declaring April 30, 2008, as "Dr. Ralph Sheppard Day" in honor of his many contributions to the community.^[2]

In July 1981, Mellow Sound Broadcasting, Inc., made a deal to sell this station to KEA Radio, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on September 28, 1981.^[4] The new owners had the FCC assign new call letters WKEA-FM on October 1, 1981.^[5]

References

↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
1 2 Brown, Chasity (April 28, 2008). "City to honor Dr. Sheppard". The Daily Sentinel. Sheppard went on later to start Jackson County's first FM radio station, WCNA FM, which ran on a country music format.
↑ "The Facilities of Radio". 1972 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1972. p. B-8.
↑ "Application Search Details (BALH-19810724FG)". FCC Media Bureau.
↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.

The station was originally planned as an easy listening music station and the call letters WCNA-FM stood for, "We Cover North Alabama with Fine Music. One of the stations early DJ's, Doug Hodges, convinced the owner to change to a country format.

External links

Country radio stations in the state of Alabama

Stations	WAAO-FM – Andalusia WAMI-FM – Opp WAOQ – Brantley WBAM-FM – Montgomery WBMH – Grove Hill WBZR-FM – Atmore WCKA – Jacksonville WCKF – Ashland WDJR – Enterprise/Dothan WDRM – Decatur WDXB – Pelham/Birmingham WDXX – Selma WECB – Headland WEIS – Centre WELB – Elba WELR-FM – Roanoke WERH-FM – Hamilton WFFN – Coaling/Tuscaloosa WFHK – Pell City WFMH-FM – Hackleburg WGOL – Russellville WHMA-FM – Hobson City WHSL – Lisman WINL – Linden WIXI – Jasper WJDB-FM – Thomasville WKDG – Sumiton WKEA-FM – Scottsboro WKGA – Goodwater WKKR – Auburn WKNU – Brewton WKSJ-FM – Mobile WKUL – Cullman WLAY-FM – Littleville WLDX – Fayette WLWI-FM – Montgomery WNPT-FM – Marion WOPP – Opp WPIL – Heflin WPPG – Repton WQAH-FM – Addison WQSB – Albertville WQSI – Tuskegee WQZX – Greenville WRAB – Arab WRMG – Red Bay WSTH-FM – Alexander City WTBC – Tuscaloosa WTDR – Gadsden WTDR-FM – Talladega WTID – Thomaston WTVY-FM – Dothan WTWX-FM – Guntersville WTXT – Fayette/Tuscaloosa WVSA – Vernon WVVL – Elba WWFF – New Market/Huntsville WWIC – Scottsboro WXFL – Florence WZOB – Fort Payne WZRR – Birmingham WZZK-FM – Birmingham

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Alabama

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