WKAI

WKAI

City	Macomb, Illinois
Broadcast area	Burlington, Iowa
Branding	K 100
Slogan	Today's BEST Music
Frequency	100.1 MHz
First air date	6 June 1966
Format	Contemporary Hit Radio/Sports Radio
ERP	25,000 watts
HAAT	86 meters (282 ft)
Class	B1
Facility ID	60016
Transmitter coordinates	40°32′1.0″N 90°51′45.0″W / 40.533611°N 90.862500°W / 40.533611; -90.862500Coordinates: 40°32′1.0″N 90°51′45.0″W / 40.533611°N 90.862500°W / 40.533611; -90.862500 (NAD83)
Callsign meaning	to match original callsign of WYEC
Former callsigns	WKAI-FM (1966–1984)
Owner	Fletcher Ford (Virden Broadcasting Corp.)
Sister stations	WJEQ, WLMD, WYEC, WMQZ, WNLF^[1]
Website	regionalmedia.info/stations/k-100-todays-best-hits-wkai

WKAI is a 25,000 watt FM radio station on 100.1 MHz in Macomb, Illinois, in west-central Illinois. WKAI has been on the air since June 6, 1966. It is owned by Fletcher Ford, through licensee Virden Broadcasting Corp.

Survey after survey shows K-100 to be the most popular radio station in McDonough County. K-100 features contemporary hit music of the 80's, 90's and today along with local news, weather, sports and chances to win prizes several times each day. K-100 also carries live play-by-play of Macomb High School football and basketball, and other special sports broadcasts throughout the year.

History

1966 — WKAI-FM is added to the existing WKAI-AM (now WYEC) at 1510 kHz and Macomb Daily Journal media properties owned by the Rudolph family.
2005 — Construction permit filed with FCC to increase station power to 11.5 kW ERP.
2009 — WKAI was transferred from WPW Broadcasting, Inc. in DeKalb, Illinois to Colchester Radio, Inc.^[1]
November 30, 2015 — WKAI was sold to Virden Broadcasting Corp., along with five sister stations, for $725,000.

References

1 2 Colchester Radio, Inc. (2009-02-04). "FCC 323: OWNERSHIP REPORT FOR COMMERCIAL BROADCAST STATIONS (file no. BOS-20090209ADM)". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2009-07-25.

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WKAI

Radio-Locator information on WKAI

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WKAI

Radio stations in the Burlington, Iowa market
By FM frequency	88.1 89.9 90.7 92.1 93.5 95.3 96.3 97.3 98.3 100.1 101.7 103.1 105.5 107.3 107.7
By AM frequency	1130 1150 1360 1490
NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.525
By callsign	K214BC K299AU KAIP KAYP KBKB KBKB-FM KBUR KCDM KCPS KDMG KGRS KKMI KHDK KILJ KILJ-FM KOKX-FM KRNQ WKAI WQKQ WXN83
Defunct	WCAZ (990 AM)
Nearby radio markets Cedar Rapids–Iowa City Ottumwa Peoria Quad Cities Quincy-Hannibal-Keokuk Springfield See also List of radio stations in Iowa

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