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 | pirateradiokeywest.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 programming 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
- ↑ "WKYZ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "WKYZ Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WKYZ
- Radio-Locator information on WKYZ
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WKYZ
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