WFRT-FM (103.7
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) is a
radio station
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broadcasting a unique
classic hits
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format
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of
rock
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* Rock music, a genre of popular music
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and
pop music
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from the
1960s,
1970s
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, and
1980s
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. Licensed to
Frankfort, Kentucky, it primarily serves the Frankfort area (between
Shelbyville and
Lexington), but can be heard in much of the Lexington area. The station is owned by CapCity Communications and licensed to Southern Belle, LLC.
History
The station was assigned the call sign WKED-FM on February 1, 1991;
it signed on April 15, 1991, with an
Adult Contemporary
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format branded as "D103-7", changing to "Star 103-7" a few years later.
On April 1, 2008, the station changed its call sign to WSTV-FM
when
Clear Channel sold their Frankfort stations to Forever Communications. The station relaunched on June 9, 2008, with a
Hot Adult Contemporary
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format, keeping its "Star 103-7" branding.
On March 25, 2019, the station changed its call sign to WFRT-FM.
Three days later, WFRT-FM changed its format to a simulcast of classic hits-formatted
WKYW (1490 AM), branded as "Passport Radio".
WSTV Stamps Its Passport to Classic Hits
Radioinsight - March 28, 2019 On December 16, 2019, CapCity Communications took control of WKYL (102.1 FM) in Lawrenceburg via a local marketing agreement and began simulcasting the "Passport Radio" format on that station. CapCity Communications purchased WKYL from Davenport Broadcasting in early 2020.
References
External links
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Classic hits radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1991
1991 establishments in Kentucky
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