WGKY (95.9 FM) is a

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broadcasting a

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format. Licensed to

Wickliffe, Kentucky Wickliffe is a home rule-class city in Ballard County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 688 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Ballard County. Wickliffe is part of the Paducah, KY- IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. Hist ...

, United States, the station is owned by Dana Withers'

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, through licensee Withers Broadcasting Company of Paducah, LLC, and features programming from

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History

The station went on the air as WCRG on May 9, 1985. On October 2, 1986, the station changed its

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to WYMC-FM; then on February 15, 1991, to the current WGKY. On August 3, 2022, WGKY changed its format from oldies to sports, branded as "Fox Sports 95.9".

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* GKY Radio stations established in 1988 1988 establishments in Kentucky Fox Sports Radio stations Sports radio stations in the United States {{Kentucky-radio-station-stub