WKEY-FM (93.7
MHz) is a
radio station located in
Key West, Florida
Key West ( es, Cayo Hueso) is an island in the Straits of Florida, within the U.S. state of Florida. Together with all or parts of the separate islands of Sigsbee Park, Dredgers Key, Fleming Key, Sunset Key, and the northern part of Stock Isla ...
, United States. It is owned by Radio One Key West, LLC, and broadcasts a
yacht rock format known as Key 93.
History
The station went on the air as WKRY on 93.5 MHz on November 17, 1985; by 1989, it was an
easy listening station with 20 hours of jazz music and 8 hours of classical music a week. On November 23, 1999, the station changed its call sign to the current WKEY-FM. On June 8, 2011, WKEY-FM changed formats to oldies, branded as "True Oldies". The station was moved to 93.7 MHz in 2013 as a contingency of relocating
104.3 MHz from West Palm Beach south toward the Miami market.
In 2016, Jonathan Smith's Choice Radio Keys Corporation, who acquired it in 2016. By that time, it was operating as part of a regional simulcast with
WGMX
WGMX (94.3 FM broadcasting, FM) is a radio station licensed to Marathon, Florida, United States.
History
The station originally went on the air in 1976 as WMUM, Stereo Island, and was owned by John and June Thacker. It was a Class A FM station on ...
and
WKEZ-FM
WKEZ-FM (96.9 FM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a conservative talk radio format, known as "Keys Talk 96.9/102.5." Licensed to Tavernier, Florida, the station serves the Florida Keys. The station is owned by Magnum Broadcasting, w ...
, known as "The Mix". The station then changed to
classic hits as "Mix 93.7" on April 1, 2017. Due to an inability to pay outstanding debts, the company assigned the licenses of those stations and AM outlet
WFFG to a trustee on June 4, 2018, to be sold for the benefit of creditors.
Effective November 4, 2020, the trustee sold WKEY-FM to Spottswood Partners II, Ltd., for $15,000 and the cancellation of a lease valued at $85,899. The station had been off the air since March 2020, with the trustee citing needed tower work. On January 8, 2021, WKEY-FM resumed broadcasting, branded as "93.7 NRG", a new non-stop dance and disco music format created by NRG Media of Florida, which leased the station from Spottswood.
WKEY was purchased by Radio One Key West, LLC—headed by
Buffalo, New York, broadcaster William Ostrander, who goes by the name "Buddy Shula" and owns
WECK serving that city—on October 1, 2022, for $301,000. On October 18, WKEY-FM‘s format changed from smooth jazz to "mellow rock", branded as "Key 93".
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Radio stations established in 1985
WKEY-FM
WKEY-FM (93.7 Hertz, MHz) is a radio station located in Key West, Florida, United States. It is owned by Radio One Key West, LLC, and broadcasts a yacht rock format known as Key 93.
History
The station went on the air as WKRY on 93.5 MHz on Nove ...
1985 establishments in Florida
Soft adult contemporary radio stations in the United States
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